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The busy exhibition hall drew the crowds.
GE Aviation’s Steve Csonka. He also reiterated the commitment of air navigation service providers
(ANSPs) to reducing emissions, and warned that “no aviation sector will be immune” to the political consequences of failing to act. In outlining the CANSO target to reach 96% airspace fuel effi ciency by
2050, Lake argued that although some great projects were under way “in every corner of the globe,” ANSPs would need to go further if the target is to be met. He also explained that it was not possible for ANSPs alone to make the
difference. Only through close industry co-operation could air traffi c management programmes deliver emissions reductions. Lake concluded with a call to policymakers to recognise the unique
economic potential of aviation links. “Limiting aviation cannot stop climate change – but restricting an industry that does so much to stimulate trade and investment will only slow down the spread of new ideas and technology that will ultimately help solve the climate challenge,” he said. Biofuels, the need to maximise technology, and collaborative
decision-making (CDM) were the focus for much of the debate during day one of the conference. With some aviation biofuels expected to gain certifi cation in the
fi rst quarter of 2011, Steele noted that “biofuels was no longer a dream, but a reality.” Rolls Royce’s vice president for strategy marketing, Robert Nuttall, added:
“Biofuels have grown from nothing to something with teeth in the last three years. We had little interest from biofuel providers when we held an RFP two years ago, but received 30 or 40 when we did the same thing again recently. The technology is advancing at a pace.”
Panel discussion (from left to right): SkyNRG’s Dirk Kronemeijer; Ignite Energy Resource’s Dr Ian Maxwell; Rolls Royce’s Robert Nutall; and the European commission’s Doris Schröcker.
In terms of CDM, Athens Airport’s director of aviation, Jan Metsovitis,
warned that although it was the way forward, it would require a mindset change within the industry to make it work. “We can provide exceptional operations if everyone is in possession of all
the information,” says Metsovitis. “As we all know, a departing fl ight can leave late and make up the time on the journey, only to be delayed again upon arrival because the airport at the other end is not ready. With CDM it would have been ready. “However, frontline staff appear reluctant to adopt CDM and I think we
need a culture change from top to bottom if we are to make it work and eliminate mistakes.” Airbus’ vice president of sustainable development and eco-effi ciency,
Christian Dumas, said it was diffi cult to gauge whether the industry was acting quickly enough to accelerate and maximise the opportunities from infrastructure effi ciencies such as CDM, Single European Sky and NextGen. “It is a political, cultural and economics issue. We are all aware of what
needs to be done, but whether it is happening quickly enough, only time will tell,” he told delegates. ACI’s Gittens pointed out that aviation is an easy target for environmental
complaints, and as if to prove the point, Captain Alan Stealey, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president fl ight operations admitted that former employer British Airways was still getting daily noise complaints about Concorde two months after it stopped fl ying. The Aviation & Environment Summit once again showed that aviation
is doing its bit to be green and sustainable, but as Steele noted, this is only the beginning.
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Working together (from left to right): CANSO’s Graham Lake; Eurocontrol’s Andrew Watt; and ACI Europe’s Olivier Jankovec.
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