Driving change will pose a big challenge, Boeing cautions

摘要

Boeing's top product developer doubts that hydrogen-powered airliners will be viable in the near future, because of technological uncertainty and regulatory hurdles. Speaking the day after rival Airbus had unveiled a trio of hydrogen-powered future airliner concepts, Boeing's commercial vice-president and general manager of product development, Michael Sinnett, expressed doubts about the short-term prospects for the fuel, despite its "unique promise".