Sustainability

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis revisits the topic of alliances with our focus this time directed at SkyTeam carriers Aeromexico, Air France, China Airlines and Virgin Atlantic
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Energy Department’s research arm is studying whether it can launch a program to modify a regional jet into a flying testbed for the propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
NASA and Boeing are setting up for a round of key wind tunnel tests of the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived contrails than older aircraft, according to new research.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire is preparing to conduct flight tests of its Eco Caravan, a modified Cessna Grand Caravan retrofitted with a hybrid-electric powertrain, on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Moore
Emissions are generally on the higher side considering Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways’ large fleets of luxuriously fitted widebody aircraft.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines including Lufthansa and easyJet have expressed doubts about plans for contrail monitoring and reporting.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
JetBlue Airways has signed a pact with World Fuel Services for sustainable aviation fuel to help power some of the carrier’s flights from New York JFK.
Sustainability

By Aaron Karp
United Airlines has agreed to buy up to 1 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste this year for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is pulling back from a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing aircraft delivery delays and SAF supply as obstacles to achieving the goal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Le Bourget organizers explain how environmental pressures are already influencing plans for 2025.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis goes transatlantic as we look at Air Canada, British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Norse Atlantic Airways.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Work on a follow-on program to further mature the technologies in Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow research project is gathering momentum.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus, Air France-KLM, Qantas and a collection of other partners are investing a total of around $200 million in a sustainable aviation fuel financing fund
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia President Joko Widodo is looking to use the country’s massive coconut production as a potential feedstock to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
Farnborough Airshow

By Bill Carey
One of the three unleaded fuel candidates being developed for use across the range of piston-engine aircraft is advancing through an FAA testing regime.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.
Farnborough Airshow

By William Moore
This week we revisit the topic of alliances; the airlines analyzed are Oneworld's Alaska Airlines, Iberia, Royal Jordanian Airlines and SriLankan Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The newly re-elected European Commission is gearing up for more debate over some all-too familiar issues, with sustainability efforts dominating the discourse.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) will begin using SAF at its engine testing operation, naming cargo airline DHL Express as the product's launch customer.
Farnborough Airshow