The Southwest of England: A global centre for clean aviation growth
By International Airport Review, Simon Earles
14 June 2023
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This eSupplement has been created in collboartion with the Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Bristol Airport, Simon Earles.
In this eSupplement, we feature articles from:
- Hannah Pollard, Head of Sustainability, Bristol Airport
- Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability, easyJet
- David Eccles, Director, Hydrogen South West
- Stephen Wiltshire, Managing Director, Exeter Airport
- Sergey Kiselev, Chief Business Officer, ZeroAvia
- Max Brown, Vice-President of Technology, GKN Aerospace
- Plus a foreword from Simon Earles, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Bristol Airport.
“The Southwest of England boasts 14 of the 15 most significant aerospace companies in the world, several world-class universities, specialist science and research centres, a complex supply chain of hundreds of companies, and a high-skill talent pool….These articles outline the global significance of the work happening in the Southwest of England on decarbonising flight and the importance of collaboration between industry, academia, and the research and development community. This ecosystem is the centre for clean aviation growth and critical to the UK’s economy, particularly in relation to the development of hydrogen-powered flight.” Simon Earles