Why Proposals To Curb Aviation Growth Risk Unintended Consequences

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Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is the most important policy goal the commercial aviation industry has put forward. Making flying more sustainable is the industry’s license to grow, as many have described in position papers—and growth has been the industry’s modus operandi essentially from birth...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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