In new analysis released this week, the aviation sector details how it can meet its climate goal of cutting CO2 emissions in half by 2050, compared with 2005. It also highlights that net-zero emissions from air transport across the global could be achieved a decade or so afterwards.
The company is making key technology choices early and still has massive challenges ahead: technological, regulatory and in convincing industry partners to participate.
Vertical noted that many of the advancements in battery technology have emerged from the automotive sector, but these batteries are “not optimized for aviation gravimetric energy or power density requirements.”
More than 200 security trays will be redistributed from Edinburgh Airport in Scotland to airports in Africa, to help staff train for security inspections.
An intermediate engine between the current LEAP turbofan and one that would enter service in 2035 with slashed greenhouse gas emissions is not in the cards, according to Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Before the Covid-19 outbreak, the Moroccan aeronautical and space industry had recorded a growth of more than 20% over the last two years. Now the Group of Moroccan Aeronautics and Space Industries (GIMAS) has launched a debate on the future in the aftermath of the pandemic.
