Sustainability

AAPA's DG says Asia-Pacific governments should maintain neutrality from media and NGOs and take a holistic and multipronged approach to net zero aviation.

Project Runway's aim is to help airlines access SAF using the book-and-claim approach and partner with corporate customers to share the premium for the fuel.

Aviation Week Network’s associate editor, Jeremy Kariuki, discussed sustainability as one of the main topics at EBACE 2024.

With 120-150 seats, the new airliner will be able to burn both liquid hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.

Among Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, none of these carriers stand out as top performers when compared with global standards.

Pertamina has developed and produced the SAF J2.4, a blend made up of palm oil components.

How soaring demand for passenger capacity is impacting aircraft retirements and the teardown market.

The need to maintain competitiveness and treat business operators fairly must be balanced with climate concerns.

The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.

The bizav services operator at Milan’s Linate and Malpensa airports would pay customers €1,000 per ton of SAF they buy at the airports.

“We all have to work toward a net-zero world. I’m going to go flying, but then I should also take responsibility for that,” Albers said.

Many European airlines have signed partnerships for seamless travel with rail operators, but environmentalists are skeptical of the emissions-cutting benefits.

The results vary widely, as some airlines appear to stagnate while others make advancements.

The system is intended to enable dispatchers, controllers and pilots to see which areas and contrail formation altitudes to avoid.

The campaign was launched by NBAA-BACE in October to advance the industry’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

If the sector seems to be pinning its hopes on unproven technologies coming to the rescue by 2050, its PR problems may only just be beginning.

The executives recognize the race to industry-wide net-zero carbon emissions as ambitious, but they maintain that the goal is achievable through collaboration.

European respondents to JetNet iQ’s survey of business aviation owners and operators cited environmental and sustainability issues as No. 2.

One year after eco-activists walked into the static display at EBACE, they consider their action met its goal in raising public awareness.

In 2021 airlines pledged to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Aviation Week experts debate their progress so far and what approach should be taken going forward.

To address SAF production challenges, “a broad mandate may be needed,” a panelist said, citing efforts by the EU, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore and the UK.

Business aviation insiders may be forgiven for thinking that sustainability already dominates much of the sector’s available bandwidth.

The startup says its revamped hybrid system will increase efficiency, but analysts are not as convinced.

Airbus has signed an MOU with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Initial flights suggest the rotorcraft will easily surpass fuel consumption and performance targets.