Boeing outlines pathway to sustainability
Boeing’s chief sustainability officer Brian Moran has set out the five pathways he says the industry must address to reach its sustainability goals.
Speaking to Aerospace Global News at the Farnborough International Airshow, Moran said: “The best news about the [net zero] vision is that we are aligned as an industry.
“It starts with fleet renewal. Every new generation of aeroplane that we deliver to our customer is around 20-30% more efficient than the aircraft that they replace. So fleet renewal – investing in new kit – is the first opportunity.
“Second is around operational efficiency, flying more efficient routes. We are leaving a lot of efficiency in the sky by flying in a circuitous way.
“Three is about renewable energy, about SAF in particular but also over time about hydrogen and electrification. Fourth is advanced technology and fifth is about carbon removal and offsets.”
At the Farnborough International Airshow, the chief technology officers of Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran have called for government research programmes that enhance scientific understanding of aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur, aerosols and soot.
The technology leaders released a joint statement at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow emphasising the importance of accelerating efforts critical to understanding and reducing aviation’s non-CO2 effects.
The aerospace industry actively works to improve the understanding of non-CO2 emissions in collaboration with research institutions, universities and other stakeholders. Following an event today, the forum called for increased research funding for science needed to underpin technology choices, operational changes and policy decisions.
