Reuters reports that the aviation industry “is split on whether it can meet its climate targets[,] with almost a third of its sustainability executives predicting it will miss a mid-century deadline, a survey commissioned by GE Aerospace suggested on Thursday.” Most “believe the industry will meet its objectives by 2055.” The industry “set a 2050 goal of net zero emissions in 2021,” and plans to rely on SAF to meet climate targets. Environmental critics “say the targets are unrealistic due to the low level of SAF available and argue the only way to reach them is to substantially reduce flying globally.” GE Aerospace VP of Commercial Programs Strategy Allen Paxson said the survey “is trying to show that this is ambitious, (but) it’s not going to be easy. … It’s a sign that people are taking it really seriously.”
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Google’s Wing Debuts Drone Delivery Network Goals
BBC News reports Google’s subsidiary Wing says that operating drones as a network would improve efficiency. The technology “is being tested ‘at scale’ in Logan, Australia, where Wing delivers up to 1,000 packages a day.” The company “has also started trial drone deliveries in the Dublin suburb of Lusk.” The company notes that “it and other companies are in talks with the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority about agreeing regulations to allow drone deliveries in the UK.”
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