The focus will be on hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, the transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said
Canada is investing $350-million to help fund efforts to make the aerospace industry more environmentally sustainable, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday.
The focus will be on hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, the transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure, he said in a statement. “ … will help drive and accelerate the green industrial transformation of Canada’s aerospace industry, generating high-value jobs while strengthening supply chains and supporting the transition to a net-zero economy,” he said.
Earlier this month, global airlines called for broad co-operation to reach “very tough” emission targets. Aviation, which produces around 2 per cent of the world’s emissions, is considered one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize.Airbus said in 2021 it was working on hybrid-electric propulsion among the options for reducing jetliner emissions. It has pledged to introduce the first hydrogen-powered commercial plane in 2035.
In 2019, Vancouver-based seaplane operator Harbour Air carried out the world’s first fully electric, commercial flight.
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