(09 August 2022, 12:08 +07)
Boeing has recruited one of the leading experts
in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to work with the more than 50
companies in the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and other industry
partners.
Robert Boyd
Robert Boyd will join Boeing from IATA, where he
led decarbonization efforts, including advancing the commercial
deployment of SAF and addressing policy, economic, sustainability
and logistic challenges.
Robert also worked as a member of the United Nations
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Fuels Task Group
and served four years on the Board of Directors for the Roundtable
on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB).
“Boeing has been a pioneer in making SAF a reality
and having Robert join our team is further proof that we are 100%
committed to working together to meet the industry’s net-zero
emissions commitment by 2050,” said Brian Moran, Boeing Vice
President of Global Sustainability Policy & Partnerships.
Jointly established by the US Government and World
Economic Forum in late 2021 to accelerate clean technologies and
reduce carbon emissions, the FMC leverages the purchasing power of
major companies to speed up the pace of decarbonizing industrial
sectors such as shipping, chemicals and trucking.
Boeing, a founding member of the coalition, is
already very active in promoting sustainable aviation. Boeing’s
ecoDemonstrator program made the world’s first commercial airplane
flight using 100% sustainable fuels with a 777 Freighter, in
collaboration with FedEx Express, in 2018. Last year, Boeing
partnered across the industry to decarbonize aerospace, including
with SkyNRG, Alaska Airlines, Etihad Airways, NASA, Rolls-Royce,
and United Airlines.
The company is also making progress through its
joint venture, Wisk, to bring to market the first all-electric,
self-flying air taxi in the U.S., and has significant experience with
hydrogen, conducting six technology demonstrations over the past
15 years.
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