Sustainability

David Neeleman questions investments in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a viable way to move the needle on emissions targets.

How recent forest fires in Canada are affecting commercial aviation and aircraft.

Swift Aircraft and GKN announced on June 14 that they will work together to develop design concepts for the integration of the cryogenic system on the platform.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) have been certified under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for the first time.

Boeing has released its 2023 Sustainability Report highlighting progress and partners to decarbonise aerospace.

Delta Flights Product has created a new personal wheelchair access offering—based on what was just a concept last year.

The live test follows a lab simulation that ended in May 2022.

An unremarkable shrub with the ability to grow in salt water may hold the key to plentiful and affordable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – and researchers in Abu Dhabi are determined to prove it.

Battery worries have led Italy-based Tecnam Aircraft to suspend plans to develop the P-Volt all-electric version of the P2012 twin-engine light aircraft.

Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.

NASA and Boeing hope the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator paves the way for more efficient commercial airliner configurations.

The new short- and medium-haul aircraft will have similar flight envelope characteristics to today’s A320neo family, but much better fuel burn and greater range

Naples Airport (APF) on Florida’s west coast is subsidizing the cost of UL94 unleaded avgas, which it started supplying to aircraft operators on June 9.

Study shows steps to speed up sustainability are clear and feasible.

The industry needs to offer more flexibility and financial incentive and find ways to resonate with young people.

Rolls-Royce is expanding research into hydrogen-fueled aviation and the company has recently launched a hydrogen technology program.

Jazeera Airways has launched its first sustainability report, “Flying Green – a Step towards Sustainable Aviation.”

Oxford University spinoff OXCCU has won $22.7 million in funding to commercialize their novel one-step process for synthesizing e-fuels from carbon dioxide.

Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.

Airlines will only be 70% of their way to net zero by 2050, according to a new analysis by U.S.-based consultancy firm Bain & Company.

IATA chief Willie Walsh said it expects overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion litres (55 million tonnes) by 2028.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines have stressed the importance of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as ANA revises its SAF target.

As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation operations are actually for business or leisure.

There are four high-octane unleaded fuels being developed on separate pathways to work across the wide variety of piston aircraft and engines in the U.S.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.