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Saturday, 27 February 2021

BBC News

• British Airways owner IAG calls for digital health passesIAG, which owns British Airways and Iberia, makes a record loss after the pandemic grounds flights.

The Guardian

• Sustainable aviation fuel is the only way forward if we want to keep flying | Paul Callister and Robert McLachlanThe targets envisioned by the Paris Agreement leave no room for fossil fuelled commercial aviation by 2050Aviation is an important part of the global economy; until Covid-19, it was responsible for 2.8% of global CO2 emissions. In New Zealand, aviation is responsible for an even higher percentage of CO2 emissions, the figure having doubled since 1990 to 13% in 2018. The country’s geographic isolation, transport system, international tourist industry, and globally dispersed families have all contributed to the jump in growth and will make reducing emissions a challenge.But New Zealand has signe...

Mail Online

• British Airways owner calls for digital health passes to be introducedIAG's revenues collapsed by 69 per cent from £22.2billion to £6.8billion over the period as the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic hit the company hard.