Sustainability

Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines has teamed up with SAF technology company Metafuels, marking the Zurich-based SAF developer’s first aviation partnership.

Project developers aiming to create Germany’s largest eSAF facility have secured a €350 million ($412 million) grant from the national and regional government.

A new analysis by European eco-lobby group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows Ryanair’s total emissions have risen by 50% since 2019.

LanzaTech has selected North Sea Port in Ghent, Belgium, as the site for the EU’s first commercial-scale, alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.

A new study has been released that sets a framework for Latin American and Caribbean airlines to achieve both net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Environmental campaigners are clear: CORSIA is not enough.

How to increase capacity while reducing aviation’s environmental footprint may be among the most discussed matters at Airspace World in Lisbon May 26-28.

The Carbon Analysis considers what effect Icelandair's planned removal of its Boeing 757s and 767s will have on its efficiency.

Despite its own acute financial challenges, the airline industry led the way in terms of collective post-COVID industry sustainability initiatives.

More feedstock-to-fuel pathways are needed to avoid constraints on sustainable aviation fuel capacity.

Japan Airlines reports that it achieved its sustainability targets for its most recent financial year and is also on track to achieve its longer-term goals.

Portugal has requested binding bids from Lufthansa and Air France-KLM for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal; Carbon Analysis imagines how each combined airline would perform from an efficiency standpoint.

A pilot facility to convert waste plastics into SAF has been opened by UK-based environmental engineering services company Clean Planet Technologies.

The European Commission has set a May 21 deadline for industry input on a new EU aviation and aeronautics strategy.

Conflict-related spikes in fuel prices could be a timely wake-up call for European investment in SAF production.

Startup Elysian revises its electric regional aircraft concept to reflect achievable battery performance.

China’s Shaphargroup has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology for a planned facility to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Rotterdam.

Cabin accessibility for people who are hard of hearing or use wheelchairs has been a focus for the last few years, and solutions are within reach.

The Middle East crisis shows European aviation’s greatest vulnerability is its dependence on fossil fuels and that should be a catalyst for strengthening climate legislation, not weakening it, argues Transport & Environment.

Europe leans into climate science with new missions as U.S. turns away from such projects.

In line with Aviation Week’s MRO Americas event, Carbon Analysis focuses on four LCCs in the region: Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Frontier Airlines and WestJet.

As recent months have demonstrated, the long-term prospects for alternative sources of energy for aviation have spurred a flow of innovation.

Boeing’s is showcasing cabin sustainability improvement projects at AIX, focusing on smarter use of consumables, material recycling and waste reduction.

ZIM Aircraft Seating is showcasing its new The Frame premium economy seat at Aircraft Interiors Expo.

Petrobras has selected Honeywell UOP’s ethanol-to-jet process technology for a proposed project to produce SAF at its Replan refinery in Sao Paulo, Brazil.