Will Airlines Meet Their 2050 Net-Zero Emissions Goal?

Emirates jet on runway

SAF is key to aviation decarbonization, but is the industry that will produce it developing fast enough?

Credit: Emirates
“The world’s airlines have taken a momentous decision to ensure that flying is sustainable.” That was how Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, hailed the organization’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in October 2021. But in the...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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