Sustainability

Readers write about the Chinese Navy’s Case 3 operational capability, SAF and supersonic aircraft and the Senate’s hold on military promotion confirmations.

In an effort to spearhead sustainable business practices in the aviation sector, Fireblade Aviation has become the first aviation company to join The Long Run.

New Rolls-Royce small gas turbine that has been specifically developed to power hybrid-electric flight has successfully completed its first fuel burn.

Australia’s Canberra Airport Group plans to invest in Vast Solar with an eye to using the renewable-energy technology to produce SAF.

The FAA has announced almost $300 million in funding for projects to develop SAF supply chains and technologies to reduce aviation emissions.

Tata Communications becomes the first Indian global corporate to join Air France–KLM’s Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.

An interdisciplinary group of industry and academia have formed the Zero Impact Aviation Alliance (ZIAA) to move the needle on sustainable aviation goals.

HH2E plans to establish four gigawatts of green hydrogen production capacity in Germany by 2030 and has already announced plans for two facilities.

Air France-KLM sees partnerships with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers helping boost production of the still-scarce fuels.

Nancy Bsales joined bizav sustainability firm 4Air as chief operating officer in 2020.

The Military Committee Organising Dubai Airshow 2023 said it continues its preparations for what it expects to be the ‘biggest’ Airshow to date.

Elyse Energy has secured funding to support development of projects to produce power-to-liquid SAF and e-methanol for maritime transport in France and Spain.

Facilities like London Oxford Airport face challenges as the aerospace industry readies itself for low- or zero-carbon aircraft.

No specific reason has been given for the change in direction, but Britten-Norman parent company B-N Group recently posted a loss of $4.45 million.

GE Research has been selected to receive $2.9 million to design, manufacture and test a composite tank capable of carrying 20 kg (44 lb.) of liquid hydrogen.

The government has recently presented plans to invest more in making transport greener.

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has promised that there will be no new passenger taxation to deter flying.

IATA has reiterated that ‘every drop of fuel avoided counts' in the aviation industry’s quest to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Fahari Aviation, the Aviation technology subsidiary of Kenya Airways, has expanded its agricultural services with the addition of 14 drones.

A study by German aerospace center DLR also shows that further reductions in climate impact are possible by switching to hydrogen as an aviation energy source.

European aviation regulators should focus on incentivizing aviation to decarbonize rather than imposing taxes, Finnair’s CEO said Sept. 19.

First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

China’s electric battery supply chain is mature, high-volume, and self-reliant.

Seeking to accelerate production and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), supported by Boeing, has released a study highlighting the potential for producing SAF and other biomaterials within sub-Saharan Africa

EASA expects to be tasked to assess sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on a regular basis and label flights depending on their environmental merits.