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Jama Software is always looking for news that would benefit and inform our industry partners. As such, we\u2019ve curated a series of customer and industry spotlight articles that we found insightful. In this blog post, we share an article, sourced from Reuters<\/a>, titled \u201cCanada investing C$350 million to boost drive for sustainable aerospace industry\u201d<\/a> \u2013 originally reported by David Ljunggren, edited by Jonathan Oatisand, and published on June 19, 2023.<\/p>\n OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuters) – Canada is investing C$350 million ($265 million) to help fund efforts to make the aerospace industry more environmentally sustainable, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday.<\/p>\n The focus will be on hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, the transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure, he said in a statement.<\/p>\n “(This) … will help drive and accelerate the green industrial transformation of Canada’s aerospace industry, generating high-value jobs while strengthening supply chains and supporting the transition to a net-zero economy,” he said.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, global airlines called for broad co-operation<\/a> to reach “very tough” emission targets. Aviation, which produces around 2% of the world’s emissions, is considered one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise.<\/p>\n The C$350 million includes a C$49 million aerospace innovation investment announced in 2019.<\/p>\n Airbus said in 2021 it was working on hybrid-electric propulsion among the options for reducing jetliner emissions. It has pledged to introduce the first hydrogen-powered commercial plane in 2035.<\/p>\n In 2019, Vancouver-based seaplane operator Harbour Air carried out the world’s first fully electric, commercial flight.<\/p>\n ($1 = 1.3202 Canadian dollars)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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