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NBAA-BACE Kicks Off with Sustainability Talks
By: Hanneke Weitering
Caption: Panel sessions focus on decarbonizing aviation
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NBAA-BACE 2023 is kicking off with a series of discussions on sustainability and the progress toward decarbonizing aviation. Held concurrently with the industry showcase this week, NBAA's annual Business Aviation Sustainability Summit will commence today at 11 a.m. with a panel discussion about the next generation of aviation professionals and “the critical role that young people play in helping the industry to meet environmental goals.”At noon, a panel of propulsion experts will discuss the future of electric and hybrid aviation at an invitation-only newsmaker luncheon. To wrap up the first day of the sustainability summit, at 2:30 p.m. a group of aviation regulators and industry leaders will discuss the future of advanced air mobility (AAM) for urban and regional transportation.Discussions of AAM will continue tomorrow, as Day 2 of BACE kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with a keynote session about new technologies that will enable sustainable on-demand flight operations. That panel includes speakers from Blade, UP Partners, and the FAA.Day 2 of the summit will feature another invitation-only newsmakers luncheon at noon, in which a panel of government and business leaders will scrutinize the aviation industry’s progress toward decarbonization and plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Following the luncheon, another panel will convene at 1 p.m. to discuss the impacts of environmental policies on the business aviation industry in the U.S. and Europe., plain_text