The Impact of Cheap Airfare on the Air Transport Industry

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More people flying more often is basically what drove the aviation industry. But it's also been the source of a lot of the carbon emissions. Europe, essentially in the 1990s, opened up the sky as the competition and allowed airlines like Ryanair to thrive. In this shift it's been really important for Europe's economic cohesion.

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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