Ngaphandle kwempembelelo ye-COVID-19 kuphapho lwehlabathi, EtihadInkqubo yeGreenliner iphumeze amanyathelo angundoqo uzinzo ngo-2020 kunye no-2021 ukuvavanya nokuphuhlisa izisombululo zexesha elide ze-decarbonization kwisicelo sorhwebo. Enkosi kwimpumelelo yenkqubo kule minyaka mi-2 idlulileyo, kunye nokugxila okuqhubekayo kwenkampani yenqwelomoya kuzinzo, i-Etihad ihlaziye iithagethi zayo zokunciphisa i-CO2 kwaye izimisele ukuhlala kwi-50% yokukhutshwa kwe-2019 njengoko imisebenzi yenqwelomoya ikhula kwihlabathi lasemva kobhubhani. , ngokusekwe kwinqwelo-moya yayo yokusebenza okuphezulu, ezinzileyo. I-Dubai Airshow ngo-2021 yabona ukuhlaziywa kweNkqubo yeGreenliner.
UStan Deal, umongameli kunye negosa eliphezulu le iBoeing Iinqwelomoya zoRhwebo, uthe: "Ubambiswano lubaluleke kakhulu ekunciphiseni icarbon kwishishini lethu, kwaye sinelunda ngokusebenza kunye ne-Etihad ukuqhubela phambili ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya okuzinzileyo. Iinkqubo zethu zovavanyo lwenqwelomoya kunye neminye imizamo edibeneyo kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo ibonise ngokucacileyo ixabiso lentsebenziswano kushishino. "
Ngokusekwe kwiinqanawa ze-Etihad ze-787s, ukuhlaziywa namhlanje kwesivumelwano se-Etihad, i-Boeing kunye ne-GE phantsi kweNkqubo yeGreenliner iya kubona kwakhona ugxininiso oluhlaziyiweyo kwi-propulsion, ukuhlola amathuba amatsha okuvavanya iteknoloji entsha evela kwi-GE Aviation kunye ne-GE Digital ekhutshwayo ephantsi.
UJohn Slattery, uMongameli kunye neGosa eliyiNtloko leSigqeba se-GE Aviation, uthe: "Ukuchithwa kwekhabhoni ngumceli mngeni ojongene nawo wonke ushishino lwezophapho. Ekuphela kwendlela esinokuyilungisa ngayo kungezivumelwano ezifana nale MOU ne-Etihad. Ngesi sivumelwano, i-GE iza kukwazi ukuvavanya ubugcisa obutsha obunokunceda ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwezinto ezikhutshwayo kwakunye nokwandisa ixesha kwiphiko lenjini yethu ye-GEnx, enokuba luncedo ku-Etihad nabo bonke abathengi bethu beenqwelo-moya.”
Umnumzana Douglas uqhubeke wathi: “Njengoko siqhubeka nohambo lwethu olusingise kuphapho oluzinzileyo, siyazi ukuba asinakuyenza le nto sisodwa. Inkqubo yeGreenliner ye-Etihad yayiyilwe njengesithuthi sentsebenziswano, idibanisa ngempumelelo amaqabane angaphezu kwama-50 kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Njengoko ngoku sandisa le Nkqubo ngokwaziswa kwe-A350 phantsi kwenkqubo yeSustainability50, siphinda sihlaba ikhwelo kwizixhobo, simema abachaphazelekayo abaninzi kulo lonke ushishino lwezophapho ukuba basincede kweli khondo.”
Ndiyazi, iRolls-Royce yinkampani yobunjineli ebalaseleyo egxile kumandla odidi lwehlabathi kunye neenkqubo zokuqhubela phambili. Umsebenzi we-Etihad kunye namaqabane aquka i-Boeing, i-GE, i-Airbus kunye ne-Rolls Royce ixhasa iinjongo ezicwangcisiweyo zombutho ukuphumeza.