Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Airline EasyJet and aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce said they have successfully tested a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine, in what the British companies described as a world first for aviation.

Green hydrogen is widely seen as better for the environment than jet fuel.

In a joint statement, the companies said they had "set a new aviation milestone with the world's first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen", in a test carried out on land this month.

The company tested a turboprop fan engine that is used on small regional flights aircrafts. Green hydrogen for the tests had been generated using tidal and wind energy from Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Rolls-Royce hopes to eventually conduct a full-scale ground test of ...