Will flying ever be sustainable?

The next generation of aircraft At the other end of the scale are eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft – air taxis that are expected to become commercially active within the next few years. “Air taxis are not only sustainable, but they will change our lives completely.



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Hybrid and all-electric planes
Experts believe hybrid and fully battery-powered planes, which offer less range than conventional aircraft, will begin to dominate the short-haul flight sector by 2030, becoming the go-to craft for flights under three hours.

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Sustainable aviation fuel prices in 2050 will remain two to four times higher than the historical average of jet fuel. Hydrogen and electric propulsion will reduce less than 5% of 2050 aviation emissions, given the time required for the technologies to mature.

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Robotic pilots will probably take the position of human pilots, although a human pilot will still be needed to control the aircraft. AI or Robots can replace a pilot, but when? Aviation technology applications are not always created with human interaction in mind.

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Air travel accounts for approximately 2.5% of the world's CO2 emissions. By contrast, 18% of CO2 emissions come from animal agriculture and nearly 20% from deforestation. If we really want to reduce CO2 emissions, cutting out meat and putting a stop to deforestation would make much more of an impact.

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Over the next 10-15 years, the global pilot workforce will undergo a dramatic change. Aviation is continuing to grow, creating a demand for pilots that exceeds supply in most places; at the same time, an increasing number of pilots in the baby-boom generation are reaching mandatory retirement age.

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What if we all stopped flying? Grounding all flights on Earth would immediately put a stop to the 2.5% (and growing) of annual CO2 emissions which come from burning fuel in aeroplanes, cutting CO2 emissions by around one billion tonnes per year and eliminating a sector previously leading to rising emissions.

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So let's look at which airlines made the list, and why.
  • Etihad. Etihad has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and is working on a range of green initiatives to help achieve this. ...
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. ...
  • Alaska Airlines. ...
  • Cathay Pacific. ...
  • Air France. ...
  • Delta Air Lines. ...
  • American Airlines. ...
  • United Airlines.


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Despite the short-term decline in the number of active pilots, analysis shows that the civil aviation industry will require more than 260,000 new pilots over the next decade. As air travel resumes progressively over the next several years, the industry will experience upward mandatory retirement and attrition rates.

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Job Outlook Overall employment of airline and commercial pilots is projected to grow 4 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 16,800 openings for airline and commercial pilots are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

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