There is no doubt hydrogen or synthetic fuelled or electric aircraft will be winging across the world and even into airports like Narrabri in the future as airlines aim to go ‘green’. Airlines have evidently set a zero emissions target of 2050. But there is some way to go – 300 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel was made last year, which is just 0.315 per cent of the aviation industry’s total fuel consumption. Meanwhile, international carriers are doing their bit by eliminating paper from their cockpits, urging passengers to take a train over short distances in one case and in another, recycling old flight attendants’ uniforms into upholstery.

To order photos from this page click here