Sustainable skies with lighter-than-air technology

Traditional airplanes will never become energy efficient, and therefore never sustainable. Efficiency is key for aviation to become independent of fossil fuels. EU must create change through promoting alternative aviation technologies. OceanSky is promoting these new efficient technologies through building the underpinning business models in order to facilitate investments into this industry. The last 20 years we have seen tremendous development in the lighter-than-technology industry. But it has been driven by military budgets. We now have to reshape that technological progress into the civil aviation framework. Airships have the lowest Life Cycle Cost per unit of transport km - by far. We urge the EU to create a dedicated programme for lighter-than-air technology; both to develop business models and sales as well as technology and financial structures. The planet needs sustainable aviation and the way to get there is through utilizing the most efficient equipment - it's imperative that the EU supports the development of hyper-efficient airships and lighter-than-air vehicles. EU Horizon programme must dedicate a call for lighter-than-air technology and its business model developments. Agree to this campaign if you want to see efficient airships back in commercial aviation, to usher in a sustainable way of travel and transport.