Sustainability

Circularity is being applied to cabin product recycling.

More companies, including airlines and those in the aviation supply chain, are requiring documentation around environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

Emissions savings from cabins are difficult to locate, but important to overall goals.

Airports are getting smarter about using sustainability as a business tool.

Air France-KLM is role model for multipronged sustainability strategy.

Airlines and fuel producers await clarity from European governments after SAF talks ended without final agreement in late 2022.

In a 14-page statement released on Jan. 18, the organizations reiterate the GA industry’s commitment to phasing out leaded avgas by 2030.

NASA and Boeing have been working together on the high-aspect-ratio TTBW configuration for more than a decade.

Etihad has signed a multi-year agreement with UK contrail-prevention company Satavia, extending the technology to cover its daily operations.

Etihad has signed the world’s first multi-year commercial production contract with Satavia to integrate contrail management within routine operations.

How SAF and book-and-claim fit in.

The program includes four independent accreditations—flight, ground support, operations and infrastructure.

Raven SR, which turns waste products into clean fuels, has plans to commence SAF production in California.

Despite the return of passengers, the industry faces an aircraft shortage and manufacturers will delay delivery targets, Avolon predicts.

The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.

Developed to demonstrate technologies that could reduce helicopter carbon emissions by up to 50%, the rotorcraft is a clean-sheet design.

Sustainable aviation fuel was transferred to a C-130 Hercules and a Eurofighter Typhoon during aerial refueling from an RAF Airbus A330 Voyager tanker.

The coalition is working in alignment with the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative.

This is the final part of a three-part series on predictions for 2023.

Ambitious large scale airframe modification programs will convert two A380s into flying technology testbeds for a hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen combustion and an

The airline group said the bond issue was the first public sustainability-linked bond issuance in euros in the airline sector.

AviLease, an aircraft lessor, and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to launch the production and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is making important steps to secure its place as an industry-leading airline for its commitment to environmental responsibility, seeing sustainability management as an integral part of its corporate strategy.

Manufacturers are adapting coatings and paint to address composite challenges and the increasing focus on sustainability.

Advancements in cabin windows are focusing on larger, lighter-weight products that can hold up long-term.