Airlines learning to live green now? or in the near future?
According to the Vancouver Sun (cover story, June 5, 2007) the International Ari Transport Association CEO has said that the global airline sector must become "a completely non-polluting industry-meaning "zero emissions"-within 50 years". He made this statement at a recent meeting in Vancouver. He noted that the airline industry's huge carbon footprint is not acceptable. He notes that it is a very visionary industry (ie. it started with the vision that people could fly). He notes the obvious challenges to becoming emission free but thinks it can be done. Excellent!