The EBACE Geneva Business Aviation Show goes green

The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) opens its doors in Geneva on Tuesday 23 May, after a 2022 edition dedicated to the recovery of air traffic. The European meeting place for private aircraft manufacturers and companies aims to make the sector the test laboratory for the decarbonisation of air transport. This will be achieved by playing a pioneering role in the use of new non-fossil fuels, considered to be the best tool currently available for reducing CO2 emissions from air transport. "Our best defence is to demonstrate that we share the objectives of reducing emissions", explained Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, at a press conference in Geneva on Monday morning. For this 2023 edition of the Geneva Air Show, the organisers are planning to incorporate up to 30% sustainable aviation fuels into the paraffin served on site, bearing in mind that the current regulatory limit is 50%. All future new aircraft, such as Dassault Aviation's Falcon 10X and the Gulfstream 800, aim to be the first to be able to fly on 100% sustainable fuel. These aircraft will also be equipped with new models of computer-aided navigation tools to optimise the flight trajectory. Dassault Aviation's FalconWays system will use a worldwide database of prevailing winds to determine the best route. The Geneva Air Show will also be an opportunity for business aircraft manufacturers and operators to anticipate a possible downturn in business. Manufacturers prefer to point to the backlog of orders they have accumulated, following the example of Dassault Aviation, which had 87 Falcon aircraft in its order book at the start of 2023, despite the cancellation of around ten Russian orders.