Channel Islands in push to use hydrogen fuel for flights

Channel Islands airports operator Ports of Jersey said it is continuing work with Universal Hydrogen and Blue Islands to use hydrogen “as an alternative, fully decarbonised aviation fuel”. The aim, Ports of Jersey said, was to put the islands in a “leading position in sustainable air travel within the UK and Europe”. Officials visited Universal Hydrogen’s engineering and design facility in Toulouse as part of a push to in time have hydrogen available as a fuel for aircraft operators at Jersey Airport by retrofitting planes operated by Blue Islands, the hub’s main carrier. “Ports of Jersey and Blue Islands are