It's all very well in little old Europe to bang on about being carbon free. South Foreland in the UK to Cap Gris Nez near Calais in France is 21 miles. We have cattle stations down here with driveways longer than that. Somehow I can't visualise our station managers in bedroom slippers riding to work on their electric scooters. We use light aircraft as pick-up trucks because it is the only way to get around.
India and China are the biggest problem in the pollution stakes. In all my layovers in these two countries I've never seen a blue sky. Most of the major airports in India are CAT3 because it is the only way to get in. Aviation in this country is here to stay and yes, it will recover.