Electric aircraft are preparing to take flight but first they need to undergo a period of rigorous testing. And Sweden’s largest airport operator is getting ready to provide the test arena - and airspace - required to get eco-friendly planes off the ground.
Air travel is on the rise with 8.2 billion people predicted to travel by plane in 2037. That’s double the number of air travellers in 2018 and means that - in just 18 short years - airports around the world will need to seamlessly handle over 8 billion people a year.
With the Swedish term 'flygskam' – flying shame – going global, Sweden’s biggest airport operator wants to eliminate carbon emissions from its on-the-ground operations by the end of 2020.
In 2017 alone, air transport generated 859 million tonnes of the world’s carbon emissions. In reality, this accounted for just 2 percent of global CO2 emissions, yet it’s no surprise that people are reevaluating their travel habits. The good news is sustainable air travel is no longer a flight of fancy, it’s here and Sweden is at its helm.
