Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport Sign with Airbus and ZeroAvia for Hydrogen Hubs at Canadian Airports
May 21, 2024 at 11:30 am EDT
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Airbus and ZeroAvia have signed three respective Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canada's three busiest airports, Montréal?Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to study the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Canada. The press event took place at the International Aerospace Innovation Forum, organized by Aéro Montréal. This is the first time that a feasibility study of this magnitude has taken place in Canada to pioneer hydrogen for aviation, with the three airports. It reflects the partners' shared ambition to use their respective
expertise to support the decarbonisation of the aviation industry (ICAO, ATAG and IATA) and to achieve net zero
carbon emissions by 2050. This cooperation will provide better understanding of hydrogen aircraft concepts and operations, supply, infrastructure and refueling needs at airports, with the goal of developing the hydrogen aviation ecosystem across the country. The work will also collaborate to support the development of regulations and standards. Montreal is the home city of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and collaboration is a key driver to support a global framework.
Airbus SE is No. 1 in Europe and No. 2 worldwide in the aeronautics, aerospace, and defense industries. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- commercial aircraft (71.8%). The group is No. 1 worldwide for aircrafts with more than 100 seats;
- defense and aerospace systems (17.4%): military aircrafts (primarily transport aircrafts, marine surveillance aircrafts, anti-submarines fighter planes and flight refueling aircrafts), spatial equipment (orbital launchers, observation and communication satellite, turboprop aircraft, etc.), defense and security systems (missile systems, electronic and telecommunications systems, etc.). Airbus SE also provides training and aircrafts maintenance services;
- civil and military helicopters (10.8%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (39.3%), Asia/Pacific (28.6%), North America (21.1%), Middle East (6%), Latin America (2.7%) and other (2.3% ).
Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport Sign with Airbus and ZeroAvia for Hydrogen Hubs at Canadian Airports