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Boeing announces passenger aircraft with purely environmentally friendly propulsion by 2030

2021-01-22T22:07:28.710Z


Flying is one of the greatest environmental sins. The aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it plans to develop an alternative to conventional kerosene propulsion by 2030.


Flying is one of the greatest environmental sins.

The aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it plans to develop an alternative to conventional kerosene propulsion by 2030.

Chicago - The US-American manufacturer of aerospace technology

Boeing

apparently wants to

produce

passenger

planes that are

powered

entirely by

eco-fuels

by the year 2030

.

Boeing

has already

carried out

tests with so-called

sustainable aviation

fuels (SAF)

in recent years

.

The company announced on Friday.

For example, these are vegetable substances, recycled household waste or used kitchen oil.

Meanwhile, competitor

Airbus

relies on

hydrogen

.

Eco-kerosene: International regulations block environmentally friendly flying

As early as 2009, an

aircraft took

off

for the first time

that could not only be

fueled

with

kerosene

but also with

biofuel

.

However, according to international regulations,

only half of the

aircraft

can run on sustainable

fuels

.

For this reason,

Boeing is

calling for

the relevant laws to be adapted quickly.

If the

aviation

sector is to reduce

its

CO2 emissions

in favor of the climate * by half by 2050 compared to 2005,

machines

that are exclusively

powered by

eco-fuels

would have to be

approved

very soon

.

As the

international aviation association

IATA explained, alternative fuels can

lower

CO2 emissions

by 80 percent compared to pure kerosene.

In autumn, the association called for greater efforts in research and development in this area.

Boeing: Most recently in the media with 737 MAX

The

aircraft manufacturer was

recently

in the news because the

European aviation safety authority EASA

wants to lift

the flight ban for the

Boeing 737 MAX *

.

The corresponding regulation should be published next week, said EASA boss Patrick Ky in a video press conference on Tuesday.

"If we have our way, the MAX can fly again at the beginning of next week."

The worldwide

flight ban

for the 

737 MAX

was imposed in March 2019.

The reason was the crashes of two machines of the type in Indonesia and Ethiopia with a total of 346 fatalities.

*

Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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