Sustainability

Startups are jostling with household names to take a slice of the emerging electrified aircraft propulsion market.

Are these seemingly mutually exclusive goals attainable in an increasingly environmentally concerned world? It was on the agenda at the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference in Canberra, Australia, from where senior editor Guy Norris discusses everything from biofuels and more electric aviation to hypersonics and long range commercial operations with the Society’s Prof. Ric Parker and Prof. Andrew Neely.

Rolls-Royce proposes use of sustainable fuel blends is mandated to incentivize production and accelerate the reduction of aviation CO2 emissions.

European partnerships and initiatives are the focus of ATW’s first Sustainability Spotlight column, featuring projects aimed at making aviation even greener.

People can now afford to fly for the first time, thanks to the worldwide boom in LCCs.

The next-generation regional turboprop may be smaller aircraft powered by a new wave of hybrid-electric propulsion systems.

Sustainable aviation fuel volumes are attainable if airline, OEM and fuel-producer partnerships continue to invest time, talent and money in the process.

New generations of fuels can drastically reduce carbon emissions without harming the food supply or the environment.