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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Airbus boss warns of delay in decarbonising airline industry

An artist's impression of an hydrogen-powered Airbus
An artist’s impression of an Airbus A380 with a fifth, hydrogen-powered engine mounted on the fuselage for testing. Photograph: Airbus/AFP/Getty Images

The launch of commercial flights of aircraft designed to reduce aviation’s damaging impact on the climate could be delayed by a shortage of net zero fuels, the chief executive of Airbus has warned.

Speaking at a briefing about the European manufacturer’s emissions-cutting plans on Wednesday, Guillaume Faury said he had concerns about the pace of investment in facilities to produce “green” hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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