Sustainability

This week’s Carbon Analysis revisits the European “Second Four,” namely Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, TAP Air Portugal and Alitalia/ITA Airways.

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) is planning to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deployment across Africa.

The public perception of business aviation in Europe is very different to how the sector is perceived in the U.S.

Among the many reasons high-net-worth individuals, public figures, business leaders and others choose to use business aviation, a key priority is privacy.

Canada will play a key role in the European Union's Clean Aviation public-private partnership following the recent signing of a bilateral agreement.

ICAO members have agreed on a range of what the organization describes as “urgent actions” to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to sustainability.

The aviation and energy industries continue to have differing opinions on how sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be priced and procured.

Beyond Aero, a company designing a fuel cell-powered business jet, has revealed the outlines of larger aircraft that would use a similar propulsion system.

Aviation needs other transport sectors such as road transport to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and meet SAF targets, Boeing's Jim Hileman says.

The oil and refining industry should prepare for when China imposes policies on sustainable aviation and signs up for CORSIA, Shell Aviation's president says.

Asset manager Brookfield plans to invest up to $1.1 billion in Infinium to boost the output of the company's power-to-liquid e-fuel production plant in Texas.

The report's aviation recommendations include stimulating supply of sustainable aviation fuels and urging the EU to press ahead with airspace and slot reforms.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at some global low-cost carriers, namely Frontier Airlines, Ryanair, Scoot and Wizz Air.

Testing contrail avoidance; Spectrum for UAS control; Electrifying the King Air; Longer-lived batteries.

Construction of a Southwest Airlines-backed first-of-its-kind plant that will turn corn stover into cellulosic ethanol for upgrade to SAF has begun in Kansas.

For some technology features and design philosophy, new two-seaters developed in Europe may be the precursors of future commercial aircraft.

EasyJet has partnered with blended wing body (BWB) aircraft developer JetZero, joining Alaska Airlines as part of a planned 12-airline customer focus group.

French carrier Amelia has analyzed a dozen flight plans and modified some of them to prevent the formation of contrails as part of a broader Thales-led project.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at Lufthansa Group and its carriers Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.

Feedstocks grown in Southeast Asia can potentially fulfill around 12% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2050, according to a new study.

C-130J as a hydrogen demonstrator; fuel cells for European regional project; ductile composites for LH2 tanks.

Boeing and the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria signed an MoU to strengthen the West African country’s aviation sector.

The operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum International (DWC) said it is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and enhancing operational efficiency through various initiatives.

For the first time since COVID lockdowns halted many passenger operations worldwide, monthly emissions have exceeded their pre-pandemic counterpart.

An environmental coalition is seeking intervention from the European Court of Justice after the EC refused to revisit aviation’s inclusion in the EU taxonomy.