Sustainability

Kuehne+Nagel’s vice president and global head of aerospace discusses the company’s latest developments in supply chain sustainability and technology.

Three pragmatic approaches to sustainability can minimize the impact of regulation and help aviation grow responsibly.

Infinium secures a $75 million investment commitment from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and signs a fuel offtake agreement with American Airlines.

The new fuel—UL100E—was developed by the partnership of LyondellBasell Industries and VP Racing.

SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.

The UK government has announced £53 million ($69 million) in support for nine SAF production projects.

This week’s Carbon Analysis assesses whether modern narrowbody aircraft are living up to the bold claims made by Airbus and Boeing surrounding emissions.

The industry says the framework should help boost SAF production and help the aviation industry reduce its environmental impact.

The flight took place from Emirates’ base at Dubai International Airport.

ADL says it has fine-tuned the mod package for the 737-800 to gain additional fuel burn savings after validating its technology during initial 737-700 trials.

We speak to Linn Tonsberg, BP's managing director Middle East, outlines why the region is important to SAF production, and how supply can catch up with demand.

Bombardier renewed its commitment to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or book-and-claim for its flight operations in 2024.

Etihad Engineering announced two developments at the Dubai Airshow related to reducing its carbon footprint and growing its training capability.

At the last ICAO assembly, which took place in autumn 2022, ICAO’s members agreed to a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) group has set itself a goal to replace 5% of its total conventional jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030.

The UK is expected to release details of its SAF mandate by the end of 2023, requiring jet-fuel suppliers to produce increasing SAF blends starting from 2025.

Emissions figures for Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are mostly in line with other full-service carriers, but unlike those carriers, are not trending downward.

Beneficiaries include forest conservation projects in Indonesia and China and a wind power project in India.

A new Danish passenger tax is being introduced for domestic and international routes that will cost about DKK390 ($56) for long-haul flights by 2030.

The debate—and data—is unsettled about the environmental impact of using ethanol versus waste streams for SAF.

Chief Technical Officer Andy Best discusses British Airways’ shift in its operational perspective and its strategies on recruitment and sustainability targets.

Airlines participating in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) are being encouraged to claim up to €2 billion ($2.1 billion) in EU ETS allowances.

Mark Baker piloted the fuel demonstration aircraft for one hour on Oct. 31 with G100UL feeding the left engine and 100 Low Lead fueling the right engine.

The partnership will help grow 4AIR’s presence in the U.S., giving customers in the region access to 4AIR’s carbon offset and reduction programs.

U.S. ethanol producers have been lobbying the Biden administration to allow use of the GREET model.