The Allplane Podcast #93: EBACE sustainability recap with Adam Twidell and Morell Westermann

This year’s edition of EBACE was all about sustainability, or at least that’s what the program of activities focused on.

Morell Westermann

The executive aviation industry is well aware of how it is being increasingly perceived by the public opinion in a context of climate alarm and, believe it or not, it is taking the matter very seriously.

Interestingly, and perhaps counterintuitively, there seem to be strong synergies with another segment of the aviation industry that is part of the solution: the sustainable flight innovators. In fact, the prevailing technological and market conditions make it likely that the first use cases of new propulsion technologies will be in what is currently labelled as private aviation.

Adam Twidell

Besides that, EBACE is also a great forum to meet fellow aviation professionals from across the globe, including quite a few that have been here on this podcast before.

So, I thought it would be a good idea to do a special episode with two of them, Adam Twidell, who was here on episodes and Morell Westermann, who did so in episodes .

Both have a long experience in the field of aviation, besides the fact that they are both extremely articulate and great speakers, so their insights are always very valuable.

So, in this episode I speak much less and I let both Adam and Morell share their impressions and insights from EBACE: what was interesting and what not and how the concepts, aircraft and technology that were exhibited at EBACE will shape the future of air mobility by making it greener.

So, tune in for a fascinating debate between two great minds of the aviation industry!

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Things we talk about in this episode:

  • Adam and Morell’s story and background

  • What is EBACE?

  • Why EBACE matters and not just for those that fly private jets?

  • Which interesting novelties were presented at EBACE this year?

  • How is the executive aviation industry embracing sustainability. Is it doing enough?

  • Can the executive jet industry contribute to greener air travel?

One of the sustainability and innovation panels at EBACE

In this panel (picture) representatives of three companies that have been on the podcast:

Vaeridion and the podcast I did with its founder Ivor von Dartel

ELECTRON and the podcast I did with its founder Josef Mouris

Destinus, an hypersonic flight startup, represented here by Martina Lofqvist

Podcast Music: Five Armies by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armies
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Interview Transcript:

(please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)

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