Sustainability

Airlines are ending their roller coaster ride from high profits to deep losses. The new operating environment sounds familiar: high costs and low margins.

VP Racing Fuels announced it has formed a new company to commercialize a high-octane unleaded fuel for general aviation piston aircraft.

Dubai Airports and Etihad Energy Services have entered a collaboration comprising an innovative retrofit initiative and an extensive solar integration project.

Whether it be through fleet renewal or seat reconfiguration, falling emissions per ASK are always a positive thing.

The program, SustainableAdvantage, was formed in collaboration with 4Air and will launch in January 2024, the company says.

The goal for aviation fuel in 2030 to be 5% less carbon intensive than conventional jet fuel will be partly achieved through lower carbon aviation fuels (LCAF).

ICAO and Google, which each have their own emissions assessment tools, are exploring ways to cooperate on their respective methodologies.

Qatar Airways Group’s Fuwairit Kite Beach (FKB) and Ras Abrouq hotels have received recognition for achieving sustainability standards.

Etihad Airways has won ‘Design Airline of the Year 2023’, the top honour in the annual DesignAir Awards.

MixJet Flight Support is the sole international trip support company to engage in COP28 following its GreenHorizon initiative.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the ‘Dubai Global Framework’ for sustainable aviation fuel represents a strong push at reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector.

ACI added a new level—Level 5—to its accreditation program.

Understandably, the airline industry likes to highlight its efforts to become more sustainable.

In 2023, SAF volumes reached over 600 million liters (0.5Mt), double the 300 million liters (0.25 Mt) produced in 2022.

World governments have met for Transport Day at COP28 in Dubai.

Industry is hoping November 2023 will go down in history as a turning point for sustainable aviation fuel after a historic framework put forth by the ICAO.

LATAM, Avianca, GOL and Azul have all made emissions reductions between Q3 2019 and 2023, however, their journeys to reach this reduction differ.

Climate-change charity Possible has complained to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Kuehne+Nagel’s vice president and global head of aerospace discusses the company’s latest developments in supply chain sustainability and technology.

Three pragmatic approaches to sustainability can minimize the impact of regulation and help aviation grow responsibly.

Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) and Leonardo’s AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter has accomplished two flights powered by aviation fuel blended with SAF.

Dubai Airports has joined Airports of Tomorrow — a collaborative venture by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Airports Council International (ACI).

Rolls-Royce announced this week that a Virgin Atlantic flight flew on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) London Heathrow to New York.

Infinium secures a $75 million investment commitment from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and signs a fuel offtake agreement with American Airlines.

The new fuel—UL100E—was developed by the partnership of LyondellBasell Industries and VP Racing.