Sustainability

The French government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions by moving short-haul domestic trips from air to rail.

The formula for a net-zero aviation fuel that would pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere when burned has been developed by researchers.

France has welcomed a European Commission announcement that the country can legally ban domestic flights for which there is a rail alternative of under 2.5 hrs.

Airbus Summit attendees were urged to focus on the emerging problems of hydrogen leakage and a lack of standards, applicable also to sustainable aviation fuels.

Bombardier formally opened a 22-bay MRO facility here Nov. 30 as the airframer ramps up worldwide support for its range of increasingly large aircraft.

Near-term opportunities include using off-gases from ethanol plants to produce SAF and mineralizing captured CO2 to produce aggregates for use in infrastructure

The agreement focuses in particular on Ryanair’s largest bases such as Dublin and London Stansted.

United Airlines is looking ahead to electrification of its ground operations.

Airbus plans to flight-test a hydrogen fuel cell engine on its modified A380 testbed, as it already intended to do with a hydrogen-fueled turbofan.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury warned the aerospace industry is not moving fast enough.

Airbus Helicopters hopes demonstrator can prove out technologies to reduce their carbon emissions by 50%.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.

Turning commercial air travel into a sustainable, carbon net-zero industry will make flying more expensive and airlines may have to change their business models, experts acknowledge.

New aircraft windscreens are incorporating materials and designs aimed at improving both performance and sustainability.

Business aviation’s growing use of sustainable aviation fuel and its improving sustainability record will spur more purchases of business jets by large U.S. cor

Fuel-cell single-aisle; Scaled flight testing; Modular hydrogen propulsion; and Impact-safe lithium battery.

The Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft is developing and maturing technologies for a 180-seat airliner powered by liquid-hydrogen.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles progressing on the rails, roads and at sea can inspire and inform aviation applications.

Rolls-Royce and program partner airline EasyJet have conducted test runs on an AE2100 turboprop powered by liquid hydrogen rather than conventional jet fuel.

China’s Colorful Guizhou Airlines completed the country’s first commercial flight powered by a blend including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chief sustainability officer and Firefly CEO Philip See believes Malaysia has potential to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) hub,

The low-carbon and emissions impact of a blimp could boost its prospects.

As aviation’s sustainability push continues, safety cannot be taken for granted.

Airbus and Air Canada have invested in Canada’s Carbon Engineering, a pioneer in direct air capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage or use in production of sustainable aviation fuel.

As composite materials gain ground in commercial aircraft construction, recycling specialists face the challenge of salvaging those materials instead of more straightforward metals.