Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Oct 09, 2013
IATA global head-cargo Des Vertannes said the international air cargo market—stagnant since 2007—will eventually return to growth, though he emphasized the industry needs to implement a range of reforms.
Oct 09, 2013
Eleven months into its duty to examine the UK’s airport capacity requirement, the government-appointed Airports Commission has given early indications it believes additional capacity is required in the form of new runways in the southeast of England.
Oct 09, 2013
The ICAO United Nations Aviation Assembly has reached an agreement to develop a global market-based measures (MBM) scheme for aviation emissions by…
Oct 09, 2013
Industry reaction to news that the 38th ICAO Assembly last week reached agreement to develop a global market based mechanism (MBM) to tackle…
Oct 09, 2013
The European Parliament has called for a cap on the use of traditional or so-called ‘first generation’ biofuels (produced from food and energy crops) and a speedy switchover to new advanced biofuels sourced from seaweed or certain types of waste.
Oct 09, 2013
Solena Fuels hopes to enter negotiations with Qantas after completing a joint study showing the feasibility of building a waste-to-biofuel facility…
Oct 09, 2013
FAA has established a university-led center of excellence (CoE) for alternative jet fuel and the environment, as the aviation community continues its push to get low-carbon biofuels to commercial scale.
Oct 09, 2013
Alternative aviation fuels provide the best opportunity—as compared to technological and air traffic management solutions—to decrease airlines’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) executive director Steve Csonka.