Sustainability

By William Moore
Coinciding with Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas, the Carbon Analysis looks at the U.S. Big Three: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Emirates has joined the Aviation Circularity Consortium (ACC), along with SL Metals, with the aim to unlock the circular economy for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
First hydrogen helicopter, flying quiet electric ducted fans, UK funds AAM enablers, and Rotax engine runs on hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about decarbonization efforts in aviation, multipurpose military aircraft, small electric aircraft, and Cold War-era missile defense.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By William Moore
Overall performance ranges when comparing emissions data for Alaska Airlines, Breeze Airways, Frontier Airlines, and JetBlue Airways.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA's SAF Registry has gone live under new management and will accelerate net zero transition by helping build a global SAF market, the organization said.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
Unum Aircraft Seating shares its approach to recycling challenges inherent in more sustainable seat designs.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Contrail avoidance legislation moving forward in Europe could change the way commercial airline pilots think about saving time and fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines say the step up to 6% SAF in 2030 will not be achievable without urgent steps to boost production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Electric aviation executives insist their main pitch to potential customers and investors is improved efficiency, reliability and maintainability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ASTM will soon focus on the technical evaluation of candidate synthetic fuels, and the role aircraft and engine manufacturers play in ensuring jet fuel is safe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Multi-feedstock SAF production tested; Australian e-aircraft programs advance; ZeroAvia to study large hydrogen UAS; Vertiport design mitigates eVTOL downwash.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress.
Check 6

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say a 2030 mandate for SAF uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
While established OEMs have no medium-term plan to make aviation greener, the Clean Aviation research and technology project is putting hopes in startups.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A pilot project done by Universal Fuel Technologies shows that the company can produce 100% SAF from multiple renewable feedstocks at reduced cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Airbus has given some early insights into the basics of its future narrowbody. An open-rotor engine clearly remains its favorite option.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
The manufacturer is building its supply chain and aftermarket plans to reduce bottlenecks and improve customer support.
Supply Chain

By Angus Batey
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startup Hydrogen Refinery—which is headquartered in Farnborough—has signed an agreement with Farnborough Airport.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

The Emirates Group has joined forces with Moro Hub for co-location services at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As part of CFM's RISE engine demonstration program, wind tunnel tests of a smaller-scale open fan have been found to substantiate computational analysis.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Renewable fuel producer Neste is growing sustainable aviation fuel capacity even if obstacles remain for wider uptake across industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia is working with U.S. and UK regulators to certify elements of its hydrogen-electric powertrain.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is leading a new European research project to study how the composition of a sustainable aviation fuel influences the formation of contrails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
During a two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse, the manufacturer unveiled initial concepts of what a future single-aisle aircraft could look like.
Aircraft & Propulsion