Sustainability

American Airlines has invested in zero-emission propulsion developer ZeroAvia and signed a memorandum of understanding covering a possible order for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to retrofit CRJ regional jets.

Lufthansa aims to halve net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and sustainability rating firm 4AIR have released a common receipt that FBOs and aircraft operators can use to credit sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchases.

American Airlines has committed to a five-year, 500 million gal. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Gevo, marking the largest SAF commitment to date for the airline.

The Airlander 10 aircraft opens new possibilities with its potential ability to land on any large flat surface.

First flight of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric engine could come within weeks.

Airbus UpNext plans to flight test a hydrogen-burning engine at altitude on a powered glider.

Washington DC-based Alder Fuels expects completion of its first “greencrude” plant in 2024.

The two companies will cooperate on a series of early concept ground tests of a Rolls AE 2100 engine, followed by a full-scale ground test of a Rolls Pearl 15 jet engine.

British Transport Minister Grant Shapps laid out the strategy to ShowNews.

Safran Electrical & Power will supply the conversion kit's electric motor.

The airport subsidized the cost of sustainable aviation fuel for two weeks, and customers responded with greater uptake than normal.

Direct air carbon capture and storage aims to remove CO2 emissions from the air using high-powered fans.

Traditional engine-makers appear to be closing in on the sweet spot between conventional powerplants and batteries as the development of hybrid

Boeing has become a founding member of a UK organization that will help develop and bring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to market.

In 2011, a team led by L-3 Communications demonstrated electric taxiing at Frankfurt Airport with a Lufthansa Airbus A320.

Raízen will help Embraer reach its target of having SAF blends representing 100% of its fuel consumption within Brazil by the end of the decade.

German start-up carrier Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to buy 10 conversion kits that will enable nine-seat Britten Norman Islander aircraft to fly regional routes in northern Europe on hydrogen.

HAECO Americas is rolling out sustainability initiatives at its Lake City, Florida and Greensboro, North Carolina facilities.

As NASA invites bids to build and fly its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, technology editor Graham Warwick and senior editor Guy Norris hear how this aircraft will differ from the agency’s prior X-planes. They talked to Rich Wahls, NASA’s newly appointed Sustainable Flight National Partnership mission integration manager at the AIAA Aviation 2022 conference in Chicago.

TU Delft’s Flying V family, Electra’s hybrid savings, Stratolaunch readies Talon and hydrogen for heavy-lift airship.

It also amended the types of fuel that fall within the ambit of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and proposed a new fund to accelerate their introduction.

Thermoplastic composites and ceramics are seen as crucial to aviation’s sustainability efforts.

Should UK industry continue to focus on being a key supplier to offshore OEMs, or can it return to whole-aircraft manufacturing?

Although the aviation industry views carbon offsetting as a stop-gap measure to meet its target of net zero emissions by 2050, those mechanisms will remain firmly in place for the foreseeable future.