News / Scant room for sustainable growth in aviation, says watchdog T&E

Plans for the growth of aviation’s cargo and passenger flights are ’diametrically opposed’ to EU targets, according to activist group Transport & Environment (T&E).

Boeing announced in November it anticipated a global fleet of 3,900 widebody cargo aircraft by the early 2040s, while Airbus predictions from the year before saw the market increasing by 108% within the same time frame, driven by e-commerce.

Despite a growing hostility by regulators toward Chinese e-commerce giants Shein and Temu ...