BALI: AirAsia announced a long-term partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to advance research into aviation sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the Asean region.
Under a MoU between their sustainability divisions, AirAsia and Airbus will collaborate in exploring decentralised production of sustainable aviation fuel using alternative feedstock and technologies in Southeast Asia.
The MoU also outlines joint efforts to explore advanced measures for improving air traffic management (ATM) to reduce CO2 emissions, leveraging AirAsia’s fuel efficiency programme and Airbus’s expertise in aeronautics, space and related services.
