Travel Daily News
Theodore Koumelis
27 February 2025
Destination 2050 partners acknowledge the mention of aviation in the Clean Industrial Deal presented by the European Commission.
Europe’s aviation sector* welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) as a positive first step towards balancing industrial decarbonisation and economic competitiveness, but reiterates its call on the European Commission to go beyond and take concrete steps to safeguard the aviation industry’s competitiveness with a dedicated strategy and action plan.
The CID is yet another recognition of the need to support low‑carbon fuels and charging infrastructure for aviation. But competitive aviation is about more than just fuels. The Destination 2050 roadmap outlines four key pillars to get aviation to net zero, including Sustainable Aviation Fuels, air traffic management (ATM) optimisation, new aircraft technology and economic measures. Each of these requires targeted support from policymakers. The Draghi Report has already proposed a suite of measures that now require urgent action from the Commission.
Read on: Clean Industrial Deal is a first step, says Destination 2050
* Represented by A4E, ACI Europe, ASD, CANSO Europe, ERA
