Hamburg Aviation Green
Sustainable aviation, made in Hamburg: Thousands of engineers, designers and businesspeople are working tirelessly at the world's third biggest civil aviation cluster to make carbon-neutral commercial flight a reality. We explore the stories, explain the technologies, meet the people and discuss the challenges - join us on this exciting journey.
Hamburg Aviation Green
Flight paths to sustainability: Cutting-edge climate and contrails research at DLR
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Hamburg Aviation
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Season 2
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Episode 3
Can smarter flight paths help save the climate?
In this episode of Hamburg Aviation Green, we explore why adjusting routes by just a few kilometres could massively cut climate heating effects of aviation – and why this isn’t happening yet.
Together with Alexander Lau from the Institute of Air Transport at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), we dig into the science behind contrails, climate effects, and the barriers to change.
One line that stuck with us: “Innovation isn’t always about building new aircraft. Sometimes it’s about using the ones we have – but flying them better.”
Thank you, Alexander, for your insights and a fascinating discussion!
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