AIR TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION

WITH ZERO CARBON EMISSION AIRBUSES

Indeed, delays, waiting in mid-flight before being able to land or the use of longer trajectories due to saturation of the air corridors increase the consumption of kerosene.

"The cost of delays due to saturated traffic in Europe was estimated in 2019 at 6 billion euros and this led to the emission of 11.6 million tonnes of additional CO2", explains Commissioner Adina Vălean. But for the environmental NGOs, this optimization is not sufficient, it would require a drastic reduction in thefts, a too extreme solution, of course.

This is why the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, aware of the new issues and challenges in aeronautics, has just unveiled three hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts on Monday and is aiming for the commissioning of a zero-emission commercial aircraft in 2035. A "major strategic axis" for the aircraft manufacturer, subject like the rest of the sector to growing pressure from the "flygskam" movement (ashamed to fly) for its CO2 emissions (2 to 3% of global emissions) .

Also undermined by the crisis due to the coronavirus, the aeronautical sector is therefore working hard to move towards the decarbonization of air transport.

"A historic moment for the entire commercial aviation sector, and we intend to play a leading role in the most important transition that our industry has ever known", summed up in a press release Guillaume Faury, the executive chairman of 'Airbus.

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