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United Takes a Stake in Hydrogen-Electric Engine Technology

Business Traveler USA

The new agreement will see United “pursue a conditional purchase agreement for 50 ZeroAvia ZA2000-RJ engines, with an option for 50 more, enough for up to 50 twin-engine aircraft which would be operated by United Express partners once they are fully developed and certified by regulators”. united.com, zeroavia.com.

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Industry leaders call for ‘Radical Collaboration’ at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024

Travel Daily Media

Virgin Atlantic and British Airways CEO’s call for ‘radical collaboration’ between Government, aviation fuel providers and the wider industry to reach net zero by 2050 Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024. The biofuel will be produced using Haffner Energy’s patented technological process, via the thermolysis of local biomass residues.

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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic CEOs to speak at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024

Travel Daily Media

Taking place 15-16 May 2024, Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024 will see representation from the global aerospace, energy, manufacturing, finance and investment sectors, alongside regulators, academia and government departments, come together for two days of networking, demonstrations and insight sharing.

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Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

AltexSoft Travel

IATA and its members committed to go net zero by 2050, which sounds great, but the problem is that the amount of air traffic is forecasted to be more than 3 times greater by that time. Later on, we’ll look at the regulating standards and talk about offsetting programs. Carbon offset regulations in aviation. They include.

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‘Events Are the Thinking Machine of the World’

Convene by PCMA

Technology can fix it — hurray!’ And many of your organizations and certainly most of your customers will have reached the conclusion that you need to set a science-based target or you need to have a net-zero commitment by 2050. People sometimes say to me, “Oh sustainability, it’s regulation, it’s tough, I don’t want to do it.”

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

In 2016, the McLaughlin-Sherouse List was published, which ranked all industries in the US according to RegData’s Industry Regulation Index showing the most regulated ones. So, let’s talk about IATA – one of the main regulators of the aviation industry. Source: Fine Art America. What is IATA? IATA’s mission and main purposes.

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IHG’s Kenneth Macpherson Offers a Positive Outlook

Business Traveler USA

I think the primary driver at the moment [that is restricting travel] is all the regulations put in place with the great intention of governments’ care for public health. I believe those rules and regulations will relax; we’re starting to see evidence of that already. MACPHERSON: Firstly, I am optimistic.