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AEROSPACE...
Can bearings contribute to a
greener aerospace sector?
In September 2020, Airbus revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission
commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. Chris Johnson of SMB
Bearings explains how this reveal could spark new life in the bearing supply chain
l three of Airbus’s concepts rely on hydrogen as Greener aerospace will be key to the Covid-19
the primary power course — an option Airbus recovery. That’s according to a survey of aerospace
believes “holds exceptional promise as a clean business leaders from across Europe. Conducted in
laviation fuel and is likely to be a solution for June 2020, the two-part report series from
aerospace and many other industries to meet their Protolabs involved 80 key industry professionals
climate-neutral targets.” This glimpse into the future from across Europe, with the aim of uncovering how
could reenergise the entire aerospace supply chain, the aerospace sector will recover from the impact of
as it recovers from the Covid-19 slump. the global pandemic. It found 77 per cent of
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