Airbus - 2022 Universal Registration Document

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The Company’s roadmap to reducing emissions In this context and as a core axis of its strategy, the Company aims to accelerate the development of lower emission technologies in order to market lower carbon aircraft such as hydrogen-powered aircraft. Fostering the ecosystem readiness including associated infrastructure and the dynamic deployment of SAF will be another priority, in order to achieve the ambition while minimising the recourse to offsetting, as presented below.

Strategic pathway 1 Renew current fleets with best-in-class aircraft

Around 75% of the global commercial aircraft fleet is still made up of older generation aircraft, while latest generation aircraft are up to 25% more efficient than the previous generation. Renewing the fleet therefore offers immediate huge potential for aviation decarbonisation. The Company’s commercial aircraft portfolio includes the most efficient aircraft: - A350 and A330neo offer 25% reduction in fuel burn and significantly reduced noise footprint versus the previous generation of aircraft; - the A320neo family brings a 20% reduction in fuel burn, and nearly half the noise footprint compared to previous generation of aircraft; - A220 offers 25% reduction in CO 2 emissions per seat versus previous generation of small single aisle aircraft, 50% reduction in noise footprint and 50% fewer NO x emissions than the standards. The Company is continuously improving its products through new aerostructures designs and technologies, advanced materials, upgraded systems and more fuel-efficient engines aiming to achieve CO 2 , NO x and noise emissions reductions in operations.

› In 2022, 99% of the delivered commercial aircraft corresponded to latest generation aircraft (2021: 95%). › Continuous improvement commitment is also reflected by the Company’s contribution to Europe’s CleanSky2 programme: a military aircraft C295 from the Company has been used as an in-flight technology demonstrator, Flight Test Bed.

Strategic pathway 2 Developing and deploying SAF, with all aircraft types 100% SAF compatible before 2030

In order to accelerate its action plan, the Company strengthened its governance on this matter by creating a dedicated project team, responsible for the end-to-end SAF roadmap strategy and deployment. Deliver technical capability

Although they currently represent a small share of aviation’s fuel use, SAF are key for the air transport sector decarbonisation strategy. All the Company’s commercial aircraft are already certified to fly with a fuel blend of up to 50% SAF. SAF produced by using most advanced pathways can provide CO 2 emission reductions of up to 80% throughout their life cycle. This means that already today, the emissions from aircraft currently offered by the Company could be reduced by ~40% if their full blending capability was used. Looking ahead, the Company’s ambition is to have all its aircraft platforms, including helicopters, capable of being operated with 100% SAF before the end of the decade . The 50% limit is set today to ensure the blended SAF fits within the JetA specification, and thus can be used on aircraft with no modification. Going beyond this limit implies either modifying the aircraft, and surrounding infrastructure, to adapt to what would be a new fuel, “non drop in”, or working on a purely synthetic fuel that would fit within the JetA specification, “drop in” solution. The Company is involved in two main research projects: VOLCAN (A319 with CFM engines) and ECLIF3 (A350 with Rolls Royce engines), conducted in partnership with important actors of the industry. Both projects aim at assessing the impact of 100% SAF (non-drop in) on engine and fuel systems while measuring the positive impact on aircraft’s emissions and fuel efficiency. Both projects will pave the way for going beyond current maximum blending levels for SAF (currently 50%). They will allow the Company to collect information and enable further research activities and technical work in order to reach the goal of gaining 100% SAF certification for commercial flights.

› Since 2008, the Company has acted as an important catalyst in the certification process, demonstration flights, partnerships and policy advocacy of sustainable jet fuel. › Since 2011, over 460,000 commercial flights have used SAF and more than 1 million flights with SAF are expected by 2025 (source: IATA, flynetzero, 2021). › Besides ECLIF and VOLCAN projects, flight test campaigns started with the A380, with the A320 powered by P&W, and with the H225 helicopter (with both engines). › Flight tests using blended SAF were also performed on the A400M and C295 military aircraft. The Company, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and the A400M customer nations are engaged in initial discussions to develop the roadmap towards the certification and operational use of 100% SAF in military aircraft. › In addition, the Company and other industry partners have carried out in 2022 the world’s first 100% SAF flight using an in-service military aircraft.

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Airbus / Universal Registration Document 2022