Sustainability

Airlines are focusing on SAF as the most realistic short-term solution for cutting their emissions, but supply and certification present challenges.

The Energia family is a concept series of propeller-driven aircraft, powered by cleaner technologies such as hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric propulsion.

IATA and Travalyst have joined forces with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel.

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Altalto Immingham a grant of up to £27 million from the department’s Advanced Fuels Fund for a SAF project.

After agreement on emissions trading for aviation, sustainable aviation fuels remain in focus.

Dubai ranks number one in the Middle East and Africa in terms of urban mobility readiness.

Airbus, Air France, CFM, Rolls-Royce, Universal Hydrogen and other major players are executing long-term radical sustainability plans.

Azzera is a new provider of carbon offsetting and compliance solutions for business aviation, and has been quite busy since launching at EBACE 2022.

IATA estimates that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production will reach at least 300 million liters in 2022—a 200% increase on 2021’s 100 million liters.

The EU’s Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on revising the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation.

Etihad Airways has won “Environmental Sustainability Innovation of the Year” award at CAPA’s annual Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence in Singapore, as well as “Best Airline for Sustainability 2022” award by Business Traveller USA.

IATA is look for a new senior vice president to handle the environment and sustainability brief after Sebastian Mikosz left the organization.

Virgin Atlantic plans to buy 10 million U.S. gal. per annum of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to be produced by Gevo and supplied by Delta Air Lines.

Airbus is concerned the industry is not moving fast enough toward its net zero target and is shifting focus to hydrogen fuel cell tests.

JetBlue has signed an MOU to purchase at least 92 million gal. of blended SAF over five years from Fildelis New Energy.

Modified Cessna Skymaster plays key role in Canadian low-emission aviation program research effort.

A twofold specific energy improvement is sought in batteries, seen as the weak link so far in a hybrid-electric architecture.

The French government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions by moving short-haul domestic trips from air to rail.

The formula for a net-zero aviation fuel that would pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere when burned has been developed by researchers.

France has welcomed a European Commission announcement that the country can legally ban domestic flights for which there is a rail alternative of under 2.5 hrs.

Airbus Summit attendees were urged to focus on the emerging problems of hydrogen leakage and a lack of standards, applicable also to sustainable aviation fuels.

Bombardier formally opened a 22-bay MRO facility here Nov. 30 as the airframer ramps up worldwide support for its range of increasingly large aircraft.

Near-term opportunities include using off-gases from ethanol plants to produce SAF and mineralizing captured CO2 to produce aggregates for use in infrastructure

The agreement focuses in particular on Ryanair’s largest bases such as Dublin and London Stansted.

Airbus has unveiled its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions.