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The path to a sustainable aviation, plus verde and less polluting progresses in the airline industry, with many opportunities for countries, but also with many challenges.
With the goal set for one year 2050, The industry is working hard to decarbonize airport and aeronautical operations, where in recent months the conversation around the measures that can be taken and be taking has increased considerably.
Aviation sustainability is key for all actors, who more than any other industry, working hard to achieve greener aviation and to stop the intentions of some governments to impose taxes or limit some flights with the false objective of reducing the environmental impact.
Taking into account that the industry provides the 3% of CO2 emissions in the world, the opportunities are very wide, where beyond new and more efficient airplanes, The economic and labor growth of nations could be highly benefited by these actions..
Sustainable aviation
In this publication we are going to review several of the most recent actions that the most important actors in the airline sector have announced within the sustainability agenda of the airline industry.. It is important that we all know what is done, but more important, that several of these actions can change the economic reality of developing countries like ours.
Boeing, for example, launched a tool during the Paris Air Show to support discussion and action among industry stakeholders regarding footprint PURE existing, as well as the future production levels needed to meet the commercial aviation industry's net zero emissions goal for 2050.
With this platform, interested parties can see how each country has advanced in the conversation, decision making and finally how much SAF or when production will start. Here an example:
As we can analyze, the SAF in our region is in its infancy, where only Brazil and Paraguay have taken concrete actions to start the production of this low-emission fuel.
If at this time, governments decide that flights can no longer operate with Jet A1 as fuel and could only operate with SAF, In Latin America, only the 1% of the need for airlines, while North America could cover the 8%, The road is long, But there are advances.
Although the conversation between the industry and the governments of the region begins for now, They are key steps, where changes in local regulation plus a regulatory framework that allows and motivates, will be what is coming.
How big could the impact be on local economies?? For instance, The decarbonization of Spanish aviation will require five million tons of SAF per year in 2050. According to a study carried out by PwC for Iberia and Vueling, If they are distributed throughout the country between 30 and 40 production plants which would imply a contribution to the GDP of 56.000 million euros until 2050, which would mean more than 270.000 new job positions.
Did you know that for example Paraguay will be one of the first countries to have a plant PURE in Latin America? So is, This small country has taken important steps to achieve it with an estimated date for 2025 opening, But without a doubt a great step worthy of emulating.
But SAF is not all and other fuels appear on radar, as is the case of hydrogen, And at the moment we have two aircraft carrying out flight tests with cells with this chemical element, That promises a lot, although with greater complexity.
In this way, Airbus UpNext has released a new demo program to explore, on the ground and in flight, a new architecture for non-propulsive power generation using hydrogen fuel cells for the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit), which will be replaced on an A330 by a hydrogen fuel cell system that will generate electricity for the different systems of the plane.
Too, electric airplanes they are in the spotlight, for both short-haul flights and local air taxi, all measures that involve millions of dollars of investment in new technologies, but they all need the support of governments to overcome regulatory difficulties.
There is progress, and it seems that the times could not be met, the intention is and is what is important at this moment, where we hope to move from conversation to action, everything for the future of the airline industry and our planet.
What do you think is the future for green aviation??
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