EcoJet Airlines, the Edinburgh-based carrier that aimed to become the world’s first fully electric airline, has collapsed into voluntary liquidation after failing to secure £20million in funding.
The Scottish start-up, established in 2023 by entrepreneur Dale Vince OBE, never launched commercial passenger services before entering liquidation.
Mr Vince, who has donated more than £5million to the Labour Party and is the owner of Forest Green Rovers football club, co-founded the company alongside pilot Brent Smith with plans to transform the aviation industry through electric flight technology.
Court documents filed in late January show a petition was submitted to Edinburgh Sheriff Court seeking to wind up the company and appoint interim…