According to Oil Gas Daily, the agreement implies that the two companies will work on developing global supply chains of hydrogen, covering anything from production to storing the fuel in airports.

Both Airbus and Linde will begin projects at various airports around the world, starting early 2023 and the two companies will also examine the potential of Power-to-Liquid fuels, which is a kind of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) obtained from synthetically produced liquid hydrocarbon by converting renewable energy.

Sabine Klauke, Chief Technical Officer at Airbus, said that "we are advancing well with hydrogen as an important technology pathway to achieve our ambition of bringing a zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035."

"Building the infrastructure is just as crucial. That's why we are working closely with partners like Linde, who have decades of experience and expertise worldwide in the storage and distribution of hydrogen", she added.

Philippe Peccard, Vice President Clean Energy at Linde, added that "by harnessing both companies' competencies we are well positioned to collaborate with airports and government authorities in the development of viable concepts for sustainable airport hubs based on hydrogen."

So far, agreements have been signed with partner airports in France, Italy and Singapore, among other countries.

Wizz Air is a flight company that signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus to explore the potential of operating hydrogen-powered planes, as the company looks to adopt cleaner transportation solutions.