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March 2, 2017
When vehicles are discussed from a policy perspective here in Brussels, I often caution other stakeholders that they shouldn’t lose sight of the many different roles that motor vehicles play in our daily lives. This is especially the case when talking about light commercial vehicles, or vans as they are commonly referred to. Light commercial… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
January 30, 2017
Traditionally, the new year in Brussels kicks off with the annual European Motor Show. The 2017 edition paid special attention to commercial vehicles with a dedicated Truck & Transport exhibition. ACEA took this opportunity to organise a special tour on truck safety for European policy makers and road safety experts dealing with heavy-duty vehicles. The… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
January 5, 2017
The beginning of our second century was unforgettable. Check out this compilation of videos Boeing fans loved the most, and come along for a breathtaking flight in 2017!
Posted by The Aviation Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise, Research & Innovation, Sustainable Dev., Sustainable growth, Transport |
Boeing and Saab this week completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force’s training requirements. During the 55-minute flight, lead T-X Test Pilot Steven Schmidt and Chief Pilot for Air Force Programs Dan Draeger, who was in the seat behind Schmidt, validated key aspects of… » read more
Posted by The Aviation Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise, Research & Innovation, Transport |
December 20, 2016
At the beginning of December, ACEA organised its second passenger car conference entitled ‘Smart cars: Driven by data’. Our first car conference, held two years ago, gave a broad overview of the benefits and implications of the connected car. ACEA’s second car event proved to be an excellent opportunity to zoom in on what is… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
December 7, 2016
Although ratification of the ambitious climate agreement that was reached in Paris at the end of 2015 is still ongoing, Marrakech hosted a follow-up conference last month. The main objective of this COP22 gathering was to translate the ambitions of the first universal climate agreement into an agenda for concrete action. Here at ACEA, we… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
December 5, 2016
Europe’s aviation market remained strong in 2015 despite significant economic uncertainties. Europe’s GDP grew by 1.9 percent in 2015 and is forecast to grow by 1.8 percent annually through 2035. The Association of European Airlines reports that member airlines carried approximately 307 million passengers, 4.3 percent more passenger traffic in 2015 than in 2014. Members… » read more
Posted by The Aviation Blog
November 25, 2016
Boeing’s history with Europe goes back to Wilhelm Böing, father of company founder Bill Boeing, who was born in Hohenlimburg, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1868. In 1916, Bill Boeing established a company that has become the world’s leading aviation and aerospace enterprise and a global industry icon. A European heritage and… » read more
Posted by The Aviation Blog
November 18, 2016
By Geneviève Pons, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office As world leaders are busy discussing in Marrakech on how to turn the Paris Climate Agreement into action, you might wonder what you can do – as an individual – to help reduce CO2 emissions. Yes, solving climate change is a huge international challenge and… » read more
Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog
Boeing’s history with Europe goes back to Wilhelm Böing, father of company founder Bill Boeing, who was born in Hohenlimburg, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1868. In 1916, Bill Boeing established a company that has become the world’s leading aviation and aerospace enterprise and a global industry icon. As part of the… » read more
Posted by The Aviation Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise, Research & Innovation, Transport |
November 4, 2016
Less than a year ago, 197 countries came together for the first time to deliver a universal climate Paris Agreement. And with it, a promise to work together to limit global temperature rise to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Today, that agreement becomes the law of the planet — entered into force almost… » read more
Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Développement durable, Energie, Energy, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Global Europe, Sustainable Dev., Transport |
November 3, 2016
More than 50 teenage students learned the basics of programming during the Coding Summer School in July in Brussels. Boeing and ThinkYoung, who jointly organized the school, are encouraging regulators to put ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’ (STEM) at the center of the educational agenda.
Posted by The Aviation Blog
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blogactiv, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Research & Innovation |
October 25, 2016
While digital innovation in the automotive industry has traditionally focused on optimising the vehicle’s internal functions, attention is now turning to developing the car’s ability to connect with the outside world (including infrastructure, third-party services and of course other vehicles), as well as to the introduction of vehicles with increasing levels of automated-driving functions. Indeed,… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
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Posted by The Aviation Blog
While market acceptance of alternative-fuel vehicles is rising, we should not forget that they still only represent a very small share of vehicle sales in Europe. It thus remains vital that all relevant players, including policy makers, continue to strive to remove the barriers that hamper the wider market uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Science & Policymaking, Transport |
