Hamburg and Montreal: Joint aviation offensive for the future!

Hamburg and Montreal: Joint aviation offensive for the future!

In a promising partnership, Hamburg and Montreal have signed a new cooperation agreement to advance the aviation industry in both regions. This was announced on Friday by Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD), who traveled to Canada with a business delegation. The joint initiative focuses particularly on autonomous flight, particularly through the use of drones, as well as new propulsion technologies, especially hydrogen technologies. Loud NDR In the Hamburg metropolitan region, almost 49,000 people work in the aviation industry, while in Quebec there are around 42,000 employees in this sector.

Ralf Gust, Managing Director of Hamburg Aviation, highlights the economic advantages of this cooperation and emphasizes that the exchange of research results between Montreal and Hamburg will make a significant contribution to the new innovation landscape. Montreal plans to build an innovation center in Mirabel that will particularly focus on drones and innovative propulsion technologies. This will be similar to the Hamburg Center for Applied Aviation Research (ZAL). The President of Aero Montreal, Mélanie Lussier, also sees great opportunities in this collaboration.

Hydrogen as a future technology

A central theme of the cooperation is the development of hydrogen technologies, which are becoming increasingly important. Hamburg has already initiated a cooperation with Rotterdam to develop flight routes for hydrogen-powered aircraft. This initiative is considered one of the first of its kind in Europe aimed at exploring ways to implement sustainable hydrogen flight routes. This partnership should not only strengthen aviation research in both cities, but also make a decisive contribution to achieving the Net Zero goals, it is reported Hamburg Aviation.

The aviation industry is increasingly turning to hydrogen-based technologies to address the challenges of decarbonization. Airbus has already signed a memorandum of understanding with MTU to develop hydrogen fuel cell systems. A three-stage plan is being pursued, ranging from the maturation of technological building blocks to the development of a fully-fledged propulsion system. This information comes from electrive.net.

Social engagement in Hamburg

Aside from developments in aviation, social issues are also important. There are two rallies taking place in Hamburg today: one by climate activists who are committed to sustainable development, and the other by a pro-Palestine protest event. Finally, over 80 Christian communities in Hamburg are opening their doors this evening for the “Night of the Churches”, which is a further sign of social commitment in the city.