For all the financial stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic on civil aviation, the crisis period is also a once-in-a-generation opportunity. While operations are stalled and broken up there is the space and momentum for fundamental changes in direction. In other words, the chance to introduce changes that were already necessary for sustainability - for meeting the 2050 net zero-carbon emissions targets - and for building a more resilient and profitable sector. However, for the opportunity not to be lost in disparate or conflicting attitudes, approaches and technologies, there is an urgent need for a shared agenda, a sense of direction and new partnership.
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