Sustainability

Germany has launched a three-year project to identify global networks for the cost-effective production and transport of green hydrogen.

Heat management has become a critical issue in fuel cell-based system design.

The group’s five airlines—TUI Airways, TUI fly, TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic—count around 130 aircraft between them.

The EU research program has called for additional proposals for projects to mature technologies for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

While fuel savings in flight are the preponderant environmental outcome of using composites, changes in manufacturing would be welcome.

European’s Clean Aviation research program has launched a slew of projects aimed at enabling a low-emission hybrid-electric airliner to enter service.

Airbus and Air New Zealand have formed a consortium to evaluate ways to deploy hydrogen hubs at airports, starting with a case study at Christchurch.

The European Union (EU) Parliament went ahead with the adoption of revisions that will expand the scope of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS.)

As demand for freighters continues to grow, cargo conversion specialists are offering new options, including for smaller aircraft types.

Emirates’ cabin upgrade project marks the beginning of a long-term effort to modernize the inflight experience.

General aviation airports in Santa Clara County, California, will demonstrate best practices for transitioning to unleaded aviation fuel under the agreement.

The UK government has announced £117 million ($141 million) in funding for projects to develop technologies for zero-emission hydrogen and electric propulsion.

ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) plan to collaborate to achieve 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) readiness in PW127 series engines.

Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both plan to be early adopters of electric aircraft but have contrasting visions for initial operations.

New-generation cabin air conditioning systems are advancing reliability, air quality and sustainability.

IndianOil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LanzaJet to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India.

Sustainable finance non-profit organization RMI and a group of major banks are developing a "climate-aligned finance framework" (CAFF) for the aviation sector.

Air New Zealand has added Embraer, electric regional aircraft startup Heart Aerospace and hydrogen-electric propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen.

The structure forms the lower half of the Airbus-led Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD).

The project has been devised as a flying testbed for distributed electric propulsion technologies that could be used on future commercial aircraft.

Bioethanol produced from domestic timber would mainly be used as a feedstock for the production of SAF at Nippon Paper’s mills beginning in 2027.

Alder’s board announced on Jan. 11 that Sherbacow had left the company on Dec. 27 and named Tim Obitts as acting CEO but did not give a reason.

A research and technology program has begun to study the environmental impact of manufacturing light composite structures.

Lufthansa Group has signed an agreement with European energy company Varo covering the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel.

Northwestern Polytechnical University in China has flown a subscale model of a 300-330-seat BWB airliner.