The ability to fly more sustainably is a huge driver for investment in hydrogen. But the UK could be a global leader which will deliver social and economic benefits to the country.

To unlock these benefits, the UK needs to turn our innovative R&D into commercial success.

This is one of the rallying cries of Airbus, Bristol Airport, Easyjet, GKN Aerospace, Ørsted and Rolls-Royce, who together make up Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA). To take us to the next stage, HIA has produced a new report to set out how the government can put in place an industrial plan for aviation.

Underpinning all of this is skills.

Hydrogen could help safeguard and create jobs, as well as generate multibillions of pounds in revenue every year.

Workforces will need to be retrained and the national curriculum will need to be updated to encourage young people to build a career in hydrogen.

We urge the government to create a National Hydrogen Academy to provide workers with the skills needed in airport ground operations, from the handling of hydrogen to data science skills for remote monitoring.

The breakthroughs in hydrogenpowered technology happening across the UK are astonishing. We need to ensure we can complement these advances with the skills needed to grow a domestic hydrogen network at scale. It's in our grasp if we work together. Johan Lundgren, Easyjet

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