Christchurch conducts Australasia's first on‑site liquid‑hydrogen aircraft refuelling ahead of hydrogen‑electric flight tests

Fabrum, AMSL Aero and Stralis Aircraft completed the region’s first on‑site liquid‑hydrogen refuelling at Christchurch Airport, using LH2 produced and stored in the airport’s renewable‑energy precinct to fill aviation tanks as part of a demonstration programme to advance hydrogen‑electric flight.

Discovered 2025-10-28T07:10:29.892175-07:00 | 2025-10-28T07:10:29.892175-07:00

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  • Demonstrates an end‑to‑end operational capability — on‑site LH2 production, storage and refuelling — that reduces logistics and supports near‑term demonstrator flights; this builds on efforts to develop liquid‑hydrogen refuelling infrastructure (AMSL Aero A$3M grant to develop LH2 refuelling).
  • Provides a practical validation point for hydrogen propulsion supply‑chain elements and thermal management ahead of flight tests, complementing component work such as Advent’s fuel‑cell membrane supply and Airbus’s heat‑exchanger cooling tests (Advent membrane supply to Stralis, Airbus heat‑exchanger trials).
  • The trial strengthens the case for funders and regulators to support hydrogen flight demonstrations and scalable airport refuelling solutions, in the context of evolving EU and industry funding priorities for hydrogen test programmes (Clean Aviation openness to fund commuter hydrogen tests).

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