Grand delusion: Environmentally-friendly air travel Updated Mar 17, 2021 | 11:01 IST
The aviation industry estimates that demand for air transport will increase by an average of 4.3 per cent a year over the next 20 years. Representative image | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Judging by Boeing’s announcement that in February it received more orders for aircraft than cancellations for the first time in 15 months, the airline industry is back. For aircraft manufacturers and airlines, and their shareholders and employees, that is good news. After more than a year of pandemic-induced recession, it is also a positive sign of recovery for the global economy that will be welcomed around the world, especially in countries whose economies are heavily reliant on air travel. However, for those of us concerned with climate change, which, by now should surely be all of us, the news is alarming.