LE BOURGET, France – It was a love-in between ministers and industry execs as the Paris Air Show focused on environmental issues Thursday, but it capped a week of lacklustre sales for big hitters Airbus and Boeing.A mini-conference on the air industry’s contribution to tackling climate change at the world’s premier air show saw much mutual back-slapping between government ministers, climate scientists and industry honchos – who all share an interest in reducing emissions.The aerospace sector has made huge strides in energy efficiency in recent decades – not least because rising fuel prices have created big financial incentives for cleaner …read more
Source: AsiaOne