Vancouver International Airport signs MOU with BC to promote sustainable aviation

In Canada, a partnership aimed at fighting pollution in the aviation sector, growing investment and supporting clean, sustainable jobs and business opportunities for people in British Columbia has been made between the B.C. government and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Through a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), YVR and the Province will collaborate with Indigenous partners, communities and aviation and aerospace stakeholders over three years to deliver new products, projects and activities that reflect the following shared priorities to:

·      accelerate sustainable aviation to fight pollution and reduce emissions;

·      support community resilience, leveraging YVR’s expertise to support communities in emergency preparedness, response and recovery;

·      increase clean-tech investment to promote made-in-B.C. technology and good jobs;

·      expand trade diversification, working to meet increased demand for B.C. export and grow B.C. tourism and good jobs for people;

·      promote workforce development growth to meet demand for skilled workers in aerospace and aviation; and

·      enhance goods and people movement, positioning YVR as a key hub within a multi-modal hub for people and goods movement between communities throughout B.C.