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Etihad Airways expands sustainability program
November 16th 2021
Etihad Airways has expanded its sustainability program to include the A350 and a wider range of manufacturers, suppliers and stakeholders. Read More » The program has been focused on Etihad’s fleet of GenX powered 787s under the cutely named Greenliner program. It will now include the airline's Rolls-Royce XWB-powered A350s. Etihad said the work with Airbus, Boeing, GE and Rolls-Royce will support its strategic objectives if achieving a 20% reduction in emissions intensity in its passenger fleet by 2025, cut 2019 net emissions by 50% by 2035 and reach net zero emissions by 2050. “There's no silver bullet for this one. No obvious single act that will provide a solution,” said Etihad Aviation Group CEO, Tony Douglas. “It's going to require the combination and the sum of many different organisations and governments working together for small, incremental improvements.” Douglas called on governments and regulators to assist the industry in driving innovation for long-term solutions for decarbonising aviation. “Support is needed for development of affordable and sufficient supply of sustainable fuels,’’ he said. “Optimising flight paths on the busiest routes in the world would prevent untold amounts of CO2 from being pumped into the atmosphere.”
