Bizav Aircraft OEMs Share Perspectives on Decarbonizing the Industry

When Sustainableaviation fuel (SAF), derived from renewable feedstocks and waste products, holds the greatest potentialto reduce aviation carbon emissions in the near term.Business aviation OEMs shared their perspective on how the industry is also leading the way in other less visible areas, from designing lighter and more efficient airframesand cleaner-burning engines to utilizing direct routing to reduce travel times and fuel burn

Moderator: Lisa Starke | Panelists: Éric Trappier (Dassault Aviation), Eric Martel (Bombardier), Benoit Defforge (Airbus Corporate Jets), Mark Burns (Gulfstream), Joe Benson (Boeing Business Jets), Michael Amalfitano (Embraer)

“Technology leads to sustainability,”said Michael Amalfitano,president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets. “As we continue to advance our products and our services to support those advancements, it’s a really strong commitmentby all the OEMs to continue to create a more efficient aircraftand a more efficient manufacturing operation.”

“Each successive generation of airplane is 15 to 25% more efficient and that means lower emissionsas well,” added Boeing Business Jets CEO Joe Benson. “More direct routing saves another 10%, right there. So, there are a lot of things we can do right now.”

Gulfstream Aerospace President Mark Burns stressed the importanceof presenting facts to “take the emotionout of the moment”in the increasingly contentious environmentaldebate and find solutions without government intervention

“I have less concern about our abilityto solve this than I do about a knee jerk reaction,” he said. “We could [be forced by regulation to] implement somethingthat is unattainable. It’s why I think we as an industry want to help shape the decision-making so that it incentivizes us to continue to solve the problem.”