IATA
29 November 2024

The IATA Net Zero Roadmaps highlight the transformative potential that new aircraft propulsion systems and energy carriers such as hydrogen and batteries can have in reducing CO2 emissions from global air transportation. These aircraft will initially impact mostly domestic emissions due to their range and payload.

We identified a non-exclusive list of 44 individual aircraft concepts from 23 companies, including future platforms and flying demonstrators, and classified them by energy source: hydrogen (26), battery (6), and battery-hybrid (12).

Some companies with multiple concepts appear numerous times in the chart. No analysis has been done as to the maturity or possibility of success of these aircraft architectures.

Aviation has transformed itself many times, from piston-engine biplanes made of wood and canvas, to swept-wing jet-engine airliners, to composite material transatlantic aircraft with unprecedented efficiency and safety.

Read on: IATA - Chart of the Week - 29 November 2024

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