Airbus hits the brakes on hydrogen jet plans after reportedly spending over $1.7B

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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has abandoned plans to introduce a hydrogen-powered passenger plane with zero emissions of harmful gases to the market by 2035, writes The Wall Street Journal.

Airbus hits the brakes on hydrogen jet plans after reportedly spending over $1.7B

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My guest, Val Miftakhov of ZeroAvia, argues that hydrogen fuel cells paired with electric motors are the key to decarbonizing aviation. We discuss why he prefers his solution to sustainable aviation fuels or batteries, the challenges and misconceptions around supplying and refueling with hydrogen, and the tech roadmap from today's small retrofits to tomorrow's large jets.(PDF transcript)(Active transcript)Text transcript:David RobertsOkay, hello…