Airlines are scrambling to defend themselves against a rising tide of criticism over aircraft carbon emissions which is starting to affect demand.
Airline bosses have sought to defend their business against a rising tide of criticism over aircraft emissions as an upswell of activism threatens to overwhelm the industry before it can mount an effective response.
While carriers are taking action to cut carbon emissions and mitigate the impact of flying, significant advances such as electric or hybrid jets are decades away from commercial flight, Emirates President Tim Clark told the audience at a standing-room-only session on Thursday."Let us not kid ourselves that the Holy Grail is going to come overnight," Clark said.
"Be careful about over-promising," Clark said, adding that he understands if customers ask airlines about their environmental priorities. "The automotive industry is well ahead, but then cars don't fly." Some people have begun to shun air travel for alternatives ranging from rail to videoconferencing, or just staying home. Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, who's inspired a global movement of so-called climate strikes, just crossed the Atlantic by sailboat to attend a United Nations climate summit in New York.
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