Sustainability

By Alan Dron
Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The change in U.S. leadership injects uncertainly into aviation’s climate progress.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By William Moore, Daniel Williams
This festive edition of Carbon Analysis reviews last December's CO2 emissions from popular cargo aircraft, including the 767F and Santa's sleigh.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
Business aviation will see lots of changes in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK NATS has deployed a new aircraft separation technique called Pairwise to increase landing rates for aircraft flying into Heathrow Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Flight Emissions Label aimed at giving passengers the chance to better assess the environmental impact of their flight is set to be operational in July 2025
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
Japan has set an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Would hybrid-electric or hydrogen-powered regional airliners make a dent in its domestic aviation carbon emissions?
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Jens Flottau
Despite international contentions, production delays and unmet sustainability targets, the industry is set for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Quantum computing challenge winners; Electric aircraft familiarization; Large cargo eVTOL; Zero-emission test arena.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The thermoplastic fuselage demonstrator and advanced composite wing provide technology platforms for Airbus’ next-generation narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
Carriers in the Scandinavian region have a good track record when it comes to emissions; this week, we investigate whether this has continued into 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AAR Corp. has rolled out sustainability initiatives related to waste reduction, energy efficiency, paperless operations and improved reporting.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has used a Taxibot towing vehicle to tow a Boeing 737 from the gate, reducing emissions of CO2, NOx and ultra-fine particles.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Evidence that new, more efficient shapes are being treated realistically comes most recently from NASA's updated subsonic transport metrics for future sustainable airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The UK government has noted that the phase-out of free UK emissions trading system (ETS) allocations could disproportionately impact smaller operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has welcomed a new report on sustainable aviation fuel that proposes a wide range of measures to encourage the use of such fuel in Hong Kong.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA says the pace of growth in SAF volumes remains disappointing, and more action is needed—especially from traditional oil companies—to boost quantities.
Emerging Technologies

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis investigates the efficiency of some Mediterranean carriers, namely Aegean Airlines, Alitalia/ITA Airways, Iberia & TAP Air Portugal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Two new solar power projects—different in size and scale, but both first of their exact kind—have been completed at British airports.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Stop-fold tiltrotor tests; EcoPulse lessons learned; Black Hawk advanced controls; China’s AAM avionics supplier.
Emerging Technologies

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has forged the first sustainability linked loan in South America.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
IAG's sustainability officer Jonathon Counsell discusses incoming EU sustainability regulations, as well as e-fuels, CORSIA and contrails.
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