Sustainability

Following up on an MOU signed in October 2021, CRJ certificate holder MHI RJ Aviation Group has agreed to provide engineering services and aircraft integration and certification support for the retrofit of CRJ700 regional jets with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, or CAAFI, was founded in 2006 and is a public-private partnership working to foster the

SAF and new-generation, more fuel-efficient aircraft will be the main levers in achieving the aviation industry’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, American Airlines' head of ESG says.

South African energy company Sasol and German research center HZB plan to lead a three-year project to develop next-generation catalysts to improve the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the Fischer-Tropsch process.

A look at how the commercial aftermarket of Eastern Europe is faring so far this year.

Taking a nontraditional approach to the potential development of future sustainable aircraft, Embraer has completed the first startup “pitch day” under its Energia initiative.

Brussels Airport Company (BAC) has revealed a five-year strategy which aims to strengthen the airport’s position as a major European hub while focusing on sustainability and diversifying its activities.

The theory that bizav could lead SAF adoption is proving hard in practice.

Despite extensive promotion of sustainable aviation fuels, FBOs and airports report that, often, captains remain reluctant to put SAF into their aircraft.

Progress on the region’s decarbonization legislation is highlighting the challenge ahead for airlines.

Hybrid Dash 8 batteries; Nuclear-powered spacecraft; Inside Lilium’s eVTOL; Infrared-welded thermoplastics; Forming antennas in space.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) has estimated that the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposal—a wide-ranging package of sustainability regulations—could cost the industry €34.4 billion ($36.3 billion) per year by 2050.

It is to everyone's advantage that there are a multiplicity of methods of getting to a sustainable aviation ecosystem, the panelists agreed, and "we have to stay motivated and we have to stay determined" to get there.

Leasing companies are working together to support the global air transport’s collective goal of meeting 2050 net-zero carbon emission goals. The

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now under Textron ownership, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate development of new products, including the Nuuva hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft.

GE Aviation has ground-tested its Passport long-range business-jet engine, the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 7500 and new 8000, on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.

With aviation facing a growing sustainability challenge, the Lindbergh Foundation and XPrize Foundation have come together to launch the Forever Flight Alliance. Their goal is to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation through incentive prizes.

Daher will fly the collaborative EcoPulse demonstrator "by the end of this year at the latest" as the venerable aircraft manufacturer as it looks to continue to develop new technologies.

Through 4Air, Embraer is offering the carbon offset program to customers at no charge when they take delivery of their aircraft in 2022 and sign up for Embraer’s Executive Care program.

Decarbonization, increasing reliance on narrowbody point-to-point operations, changing yields among the leaders.

Regional jet OEM has issued an RFI to engine-makers for a powerplant that features 20% lower fuel burn.

Fuel producer Phillips 66 has received approval from county officials to proceed with its proposal to covert an oil refinery in Rodeo, California, to the production of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A team of energy companies and the government of Panama have announced plans to build the world’s largest biofuel production and distribution hub.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

Anko van der Werff, CEO and president of SAS, discusses how the Scandinavian carrier is handling the recovery, the challenge of scaling up operations and the ongoing evolution of its network.