Sustainability

Twelve has raised an additional $83 million in funding to build power-to-liquid fuel plants, beginning with its AirPlant One facility in Moses Lake, Washington.

This week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on airlines based in the Caribbean region, namely Air Caraibes, Caribbean Airlines, InterCaribbean Airways and WINAIR.

Europe needs investment to drive much-needed growth in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) volumes, the European transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said.

Two stakeholder groups—Project SkyPower and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute (SAFII)—have detailed separate plans to accelerate the roll out of SAF.

The airframer has received approval for a maintenance interval extension on the nose landing gear, and engineers are working to improve other systems.

Supernal eVTOL breaks cover; Climate Impulse takes shape; monitoring battery health; autonomous aerial application.

A new International Council on Clean Transportation study says commercial aircraft fuel-burn improvements have stagnated since 2020.

Aviation coating technologies are being developed to provide increased protection and sustainability.

As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals?

The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.

The International Civil Aviation Organization's Finvest Hub will connect aviation decarbonization projects with potential public and private investors.

Thales and France-based carrier Amelia are scaling up their collaboration on preventing the formation of condensation trails, or contrails.

The Trump administration has approved the first tranche of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee to build a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) plant in Montana.

As battery performance is expected to remain insufficient in the coming years, ATR has delayed the launch of a hybrid-electric version of its ATR 72 turboprops.

Airbus’ decision to back-burner hydrogen propulsion is one more sign commercial aviation is having a hard time finding technology solutions to decarbonize.

Scheduled for launch in April, the ESA's Biomass mission features a novel a 100-watt, P-band synthetic aperture radar.

Aviation sustainability experts believe momentum toward the goal of net-zero carbon emissions will continue despite the recent change in U.S. leadership.

Hybrid-electric drone; Electric trainer tour; Motors for cargo airship; Cargo BWB goes north.

Sustainable aviation fuel is key to achieving net-zero emissions, while hydrogen fuel takes a back seat.

Coinciding with Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East, Carbon Analysis returns for another look at the “Big Three" carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways

Air France said it would offer passengers the chance to exchange air miles for rail vouchers as part of its partnership with French rail operator SNCF.

Lufthansa Group head of EU liaison office Ruben Schuster said added costs from the ReFuelEU regulation inadvertently benefits non-EU airlines.

Airbus is slowing ambitions to develop a hydrogen-fueled airliner by the mid-2030s but is expanding nearer-term plans to flight test unducted and ducted sustainable aviation fueled-engines for its next-generation single aisle.

IATA has released its methodology for reporting the emissions reduction that airlines can achieve by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A4E Managing Director Ourania Georgoutsakou discusses whether net zero is actually achievable for European aviation.