The aircraft manufacturer relies on green kerosene to bridge the transition to hydrogen.
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Frankfurt, Toulouse Airbus boss Guillaume Faury is convinced that aviation can become climate-neutral. “Our industry now has a credible schedule,” he said at an Airbus event in Toulouse, southern France, this week. But Faury also knows that the development of market-ready hydrogen drives and electric aircraft will take many years to come.
In the meantime, Airbus is using sustainable kerosene to make flying more climate-friendly. The company is working towards having its aircraft approved for refueling with 100 percent Sustainable Airline Fuel (SAF) in the foreseeable future.
The industry committed to decarbonization a few weeks ago. At the beginning of October, representatives from 184 countries met in Montreal, Canada, the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO. The member countries decided on a common climate target: by 2050 at the latest, civil aviation should no longer emit any CO2. Several airlines had previously committed to becoming carbon neutral by mid-century.
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