With sustainability weighing heavy on the aviation sector, most airlines have put their faith in jet fuel substitutes, but for easyJet’s chief executive, the future is hydrogen.
Johan Lundgren believes the fuel can be “a cornerstone of aviation” in future – at least in short-haul – and is the first chair of the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) alliance.
HIA’s members include easyJet, Airbus, Bristol airport, engine manufacturers Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace, and sustainable fuel specialist Orsted, plus ZeroAvia, which is developing a hydrogen-electric engine.
