The Future of Aircraft

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Most aircraft have a service life about 25 years, so we're looking at decades before you would even be able to convert the fleet. There's also companies that are exploring hybrid electric or electric power aircraft. But given the fact that lithium ion batteries aren't great that storing large amounts of energy, we may not see that working for sort of long haul into continental aircraft.

Europe’s ambitious climate targets are putting pressure on airlines and airplane makers to come up with sustainable alternatives to dirty jet fuel. Bloomberg reporters Siddharth Philip in London and William Wilkes in Frankfurt join this episode to talk about some ideas on the drawing table for cleaner jet engines–from battery powered concepts to aircraft that run on hydrogen.

Read the story here: Why Europe Is Emerging as a Green Aviation Test Bed

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