JAL and REGENT sign agreement to study seaglider operations in Japan

Japan Airlines (JAL) and REGENT Craft have announced the signing of a comprehensive partnership agreement to establish a system for seaglider operations in Japan. The agreement follows a strategic investment in REGENT made earlier this year by JAL Innovation Fund, the CVC of JAL. Through this agreement, the two companies say that they aim to implement next-generation mobility where people can move safely and comfortably with zero emissions. The all-electric seagliders being developed by REGENT are wing-in-ground effect craft that fly several meters above the water on a cushion of air trapped between the wings and the water’s surface. The