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For decarbonization, Airbus plans to use hydrogen engines in the next decade
Airbus A320neo
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Rafael Ramos
12/8/2021
Safran, a French company that is GE Aviation's partner at CFM international that manufactures the Leap-1A engine for the Airbus A320neo, said Airbus can use hydrogen in its CFM thrusters, contributing to decarbonization.
According to Eric Dalbies, Safran's executive vice president, future trials of liquid hydrogen could pave the way for the fuel to be used in aviation. Tests are currently being carried out using the Leap-1A engines for the A319neo and the Trent XWB for the A350 with other types of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Airbus seeks to manufacture a plane with zero emissions in up to three years, and for this reason it is in constant conversations with engine manufacturers to achieve this goal.
In an interview with CNBC, the CEO of Airbus as well, guillaume faury spoke about climate change and the role of the aviation sector in this issue. Faury said COP26 in Glasgow was "a very important step". He also said that Airbus must "lead the decarbonization process".
"At Airbus we strongly believe in hydrogen. It's the best way to get carbon out of aviation. It takes a lot of engineering, a lot of work – that's what we're doing," he said.
In September of last year, Airbus introduced its first three zero-emissions airplane concepts. The planes are expected to be placed on the market in 2035.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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