Airbus Sets Up UK-Based Facility That Will Focus on Hydrogen Tech for Aircraft
KLM was notified of the lawsuit on the same day as the firm's annual general meeting. A spokesperson confirmed the group had received the letter and said it would study its contents., Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said aviation would"potentially face significant hurdles if we don't manage to decarbonize at the right pace."
Faury, who was speaking to CNBC's Rosanna Lockwood, laid out a number of areas his firm was focusing on. These included ensuring planes burned less fuel and emitted less carbon dioxide. In addition, the aircraft the company was delivering now had a certified capacity for 50% sustainable aviation fuel in their tanks.
"We need to see the SAF industry moving forwards, being developed, being grown to serve airlines and to be able to use that capacity of 50% of SAF," he said."We'll go to 100% by the end of the decade." The above represented a"very important part of what we're doing" Faury explained."The next one is looking at the mid-term and long-term future to bring to the market the hydrogen plane because this is really the ultimate solution," he said, noting that a lot of engineering, research and capital commitments would be required.