Positive signs of collaboration and cooperation in the aerospace and defence industry have been apparent at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi. The event concludes tomorrow (Thursday).
Taking a nontraditional approach to the potential development of future sustainable aircraft, Embraer has completed the first startup “pitch day” under its Energia initiative.
Brussels Airport Company (BAC) has revealed a five-year strategy which aims to strengthen the airport’s position as a major European hub while focusing on sustainability and diversifying its activities.
Qatar Airways corporate aviation division, Qatar Executive showed it is on-message for the sector’s sustainability push when it flew in its flagship jet London Luton Airport to Geneva for the EBACE show.
Despite extensive promotion of sustainable aviation fuels, FBOs and airports report that, often, captains remain reluctant to put SAF into their aircraft.
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has estimated that the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposal—a wide-ranging package of sustainability regulations—could cost the industry €34.4 billion ($36.3 billion) per year by 2050.
It is to everyone's advantage that there are a multiplicity of methods of getting to a sustainable aviation ecosystem, the panelists agreed, and "we have to stay motivated and we have to stay determined" to get there.
Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now under Textron ownership, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate development of new products, including the Nuuva hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft.
GE Aviation has ground-tested its Passport long-range business-jet engine, the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 7500 and new 8000, on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.
Global aerospace and aviation leaders and experts will address key challenges in making the industry more sustainable and discuss ways to drive greater decarbonisation at the in-person Global Aerospace Summit. The event, hosted by Mubadala, begins at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi tomorrow.
Bombardier unveiled the newest member of its business jet portfolio at the European Business Aviation Association’s annual event EBACE today, with the introduction of the Global 8000 aircraft claiming it as the world’s fastest and longest-range purpose-built business jet.
With aviation facing a growing sustainability challenge, the Lindbergh Foundation and XPrize Foundation have come together to launch the Forever Flight Alliance. Their goal is to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation through incentive prizes.
Daher will fly the collaborative EcoPulse demonstrator "by the end of this year at the latest" as the venerable aircraft manufacturer as it looks to continue to develop new technologies.
Through 4Air, Embraer is offering the carbon offset program to customers at no charge when they take delivery of their aircraft in 2022 and sign up for Embraer’s Executive Care program.
With sustainability the hot topic for the aviation industry, Christopher Lorence, chief engineer & general manager at GE Aviation gives the story behind the Open Fan engine that are making the difference
Fuel producer Phillips 66 has received approval from county officials to proceed with its proposal to covert an oil refinery in Rodeo, California, to the production of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
