SubscribeFor all the industry’s talk about innovation, scale-up and decarbonisation pathways, one question is now cutting through with increasing force: who is actually going to pay for net zero aviation? At Sustainable Skies World Summit 2026, that question surfaced again and again, whether the panel was focused on SAF mandates, investment, geopolitics or non-CO₂ emissions. Net zero aviation funding depends on policy certainty, not capital availabilityThat same dynamic was echoed in the summit’s investment discussions. European airlines warn rising decarbonisation costs risk fares and connectivityIf investors want policy certainty, airlines want something else as well: relief. Who pays for net-zero aviation remains unresolved as costs riseAll of which brings the industry back to the same uncomfortable place.

Source: Ethiopian News April 03, 2026 22:25 UTC