Paul Eremenko

Universal Hydrogen Co. is a company that aims to make hydrogen-powered commercial flights a reality. Universal Hydrogen is based in Hawthorne, CA. The company has a flexible, scalable, and capital-light approach to hydrogen logistics by transporting it in modular capsules over the existing freight network from green production sites directly to the airplane anywhere in the world. The company is targeting regional and narrowbody/single aisle airplanes as the near-term and most impactful decarbonization opportunities. The company is also working to certify a powertrain conversion kit to retrofit existing regional aircraft to fly on hydrogen. American Airlines has made a strategic equity investment in the company to help build a green distribution and logistics network for aviation. The company was founded in 2020 by John-Paul Clarke, Paul Eremenko, Jon Gordon, Jason Chua. Paul Eremenko has been the CEO since 2020.

United Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. It operates through the following business segments: Otis; Carrier; Pratt and Whitney; and Collins Aerospace Systems. The Otis segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and service. The Carrier segment provides heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. The Pratt and Whitney segment includes aircraft engines for the commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation markets. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers technologically advanced aerospace products and aftermarket service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, regional, business and general aviation markets, military, space and undersea operations. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Part of Airbus SE, APWORKS GmbH is a German company that engages in the manufacturing of additives. The company is based in Taufkirchen, Germany. The private company was founded in 2013. Joachim Zettler has been the CEO of the company since 2013. APWORKS was acquired by Premium Aerotec GmbH on April 18, 2018.