Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has confirmed its partnership with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and government-linked investment company Temasek to launch a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot program at Singapore Changi Airport by 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable-fuels startup Alder Fuels has signed an MOU with the government of Colombia to produce a low-carbon crude oil from forestry and other woody residues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The 360 Foam Wash engine cleaning system is being adopted by a growing number of airlines in the region due to its ability to improve engine performance.
MRO

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Leading regional aircraft manufacturer returns to its roots as it looks to a more sustainable, more connected future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
An aviation sustainability initiative tabled by the UK government at COP26 has secured buy-in from 22 states, but environmental lobby groups scorned the group’s commitments as too weak and supported a more ambitious hoax announcement instead.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
“This new agreement is another important step towards achieving our goal of 10% sustainable aviation fuel use by 2030,” IAG CEO Luis Gallego said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Two Airbus A350s arrived at Canada’s Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Nov. 9 having avoided emitting more than 6 metric tons of CO2 by flying in geese-like formation across the Atlantic from Toulouse.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Preventing contrails; Chinese eVTOL unveiled; certifying fuel cells; hybrid Panthera flies; and cleaning orbits magnetically.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Jens Flottau
The family of Energia-branded concepts—with all-electric, hybrid-electric or hydrogen-fueled propulsion for low emissions and noise—are aimed to enter into service between 2030 and 2040.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Wright believes that by 2026 both hydrogen and aluminum fuel cells can meet its requirement for around 10 megawatt hours of energy storage on the BAe 146 to enable 1-hr. flights on routes of 400 nm or shorter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an initiative to accelerate the commercialization of decarbonizing technologies by leveraging collective demand from companies prepared to commit to purchases by 2030.
Sustainability

By Kurt Hofmann
The 40-min. flight was operated by an Airbus A320neo powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines from Madrid Barajas Airport to the northern city of Bilbao.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
“You can get a significant share of passengers only if the train service leads directly into the airport and is considerably less than three hours traveling time,” he tells Aviation Daily in Vienna.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
Steps aviation aftermarket companies are taking to become more sustainable.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
Takeaways about MRO trends in Europe from speakers at Aviation Week’s MRO Europe 2021.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
Are MROs falling behind on aviation industry efforts toward sustainability?
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The 10-month trial covered a total of 209 aircraft trajectories during which crews were instructed to change altitude to avoid atmospheric conditions conductive to contrails.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The company is ground-testing a 2-megawatt electric motor and ultimately plans to develop a 180-seat zero-emission short-haul airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Finnair is planning to resume two of the shortest routes in its network during the summer 2022 season—but also intends to add bus connections to lower the carbon footprint of the services.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier wants to offer travelers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint by switching to a bus connection on the short domestic routes.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines plans to partner with three fuel-sector companies to investigate large-scale production of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel in Sweden.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The EC and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst have launched the EU-Catalyst partnership to accelerate commercial deployment of technologies to help Europe meet its commitment to reduce its net-carbon emissions 55% by 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As some MROs add aircraft textile repair capabilities, OEMs are developing innovative new materials.
Interiors & Connectivity