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Safe and sustainable aerospace is support of the transition to renew- availability and use of SAF globally,
important to our customers, com- able energy. For our products, that and we will also invest in SkyNRG
munities and current and future renewable energy can include sus- Americas; SAF production project.
employees in Vietnam and around tainable aviation fuels (SAF), green We are also a founding member of
the world. As Boeing aspires to hydrogen or batteries. Electric bat- the First Movers Coalition, partner-
protect, connect and explore the teries and green hydrogen all offer ing with leading companies across
world safely and sustainably, we’re future potential but still require sectors to accelerate the develop-
collaborating across the industry development and investment, which ment of new technologies to reduce
to reach net-zero in commercial means we view them as medium-to emissions, with Boeing’s emphasis
air travel by 2050. Boeing’s strat- longer-term solutions. Boeing is on the scale-up and use of SAF.
egy to decarbonize aligns with the involved in hydrogen and electric We also support the Sustainable
industry’s approach and includes a technology demonstrations and Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA)
focus on fleet renewal, operational partnerships to inform the future launching the Aviators Group and
efficiencies, renewable energy tran- of flight. the WEF Clean Skies for Tomorrow
sition with a focus on sustainable 2030 Ambition Statement on SAF.
aviation fuels (SAF) and advanced Our near-term emphasis is on SAF.
technology. It is widely accepted today as a Our focus continues to be on
drop-in replacement for conven- advancing our strategic partnership
Fuel efficiency is an area where our tional jet fuel that will work with with Vietnam, the seeds of which
advanced engineering expertise is existing airplanes, yet have sub- we planted decades ago when our
creating measurable impact. Each stantially lower carbon emissions. aircraft first went into service in the
new generation of aircraft reduces SAF is in regular use today and skies above Vietnam. Since then
fuel use and emissions by 15-25 offers the most immediate and we have worked to develop and
per cent. Boeing has invested more greatest potential to strengthen Vietnam’s aerospace
than US$60 billion over the last 10 reduce carbon emissions over the capabilities. Boeing investments in
years in key strategic areas includ- next 20 to 30 years in all aviation Vietnam have helped grow the local
ing innovative technologies such segments. aerospace sector, creating jobs and
as the digital thread, carbon com- driving innovation.
posite materials, advanced high As Vietnam is a net energy importer,
bypass-ratio engine designs and sustainable aviation fuels are As in other areas, Boeing is commit-
other aerodynamic improvements especially important to the nation. ted to innovation and partnerships
that improve environmental effi- Boeing is a pioneer in making sus- for sustainability in Vietnam. We
ciency. During the pandemic, many tainable aviation fuels a reality, recently joined Australia’s national
of our customers have chosen to partnering globally with airlines, science agency, CSIRO, and the
accelerate retiring older airplanes industry, governments and research Vietnam National Space Center
to optimize their fleets with the institutions to expand limited sup- (VNSC) to help build a technical
latest and most efficient models. plies and reduce the fuels’ cost. foundation for analysing satellite
data for the benefit of environ-
Diverse partnerships are at the Last year, Boeing announced that mental monitoring and sustainable
heart of some of the most promis- our commercial airplanes will be agriculture. This is a first step and
ing areas of sustainable aviation. capable and certified to fly on 100 there’s more to be done. It is only
For example, there is industry-wide per cent sustainable aviation fuels through collaboration can we
collaboration to develop network by 2030. We announced a part- ensure a sustainable future for avi-
operational efficiencies which col- nership with SkyNRG to scale the ation in Vietnam.
lectively can reduce emissions
by about 10 per cent. Boeing
continues to work with airlines,
government customers, air naviga-
tion service providers and airports
on efficiency improvements. We
develop services to leverage
data for fuel efficiency, help cus-
tomers optimize flight planning
and provide pilots with real-time
weather and traffic information.

We have also formed important Jacqueline Lam Regional Lead-Southeast Asia, Global Sustainability
partnerships around the world in Policy and Partnerships, Boeing International and Michael Nguyen,
Country Director, Boeing Vietnam

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