Sustainability

LanzaJet has secured financing to complete construction of the world’s first alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a $50 million investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.

Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.

Abu Dhabi Airports marked 40th anniversary of the official opening of Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) on January 2.

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has launched a new feature that enables customers to make online reservations for their cargo.

Airport and airline CIOs are betting on technology to support their recovery from COVID-19, this is according to new findings from SITA's 2021 Air Transport IT Insights.

Hydrogen air transporters; Cryogenic materials testing; Fuel-cell ambitions; Scalable sustainable fuel; and New Zealand’s solar UAV.

Zero-emissions propulsion developer ZeroAvia has selected Paine Field as the location for a flight research center to support development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.

Targeting increased supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), specialty chemicals heavyweight Johnson Matthey has introduced a technology to enable the cost-efficient production of synthetic crude oil on scales from small to large.

While Airbus and the European industry are accelerating research and technology work to replace current aviation fuels with hydrogen, experts in atmospheric science and propulsion are debating the contrail potential of the zero-carbon fuel.

AirBaltic’s use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2021 increased 20% year-over-year, the Latvian carrier said.

Finalizing aircraft certification plans and filling out the mobility ecosystem are priorities for 2022.

Developers of eSTOL aircraft believe the limitations of battery technology are best overcome by using 300 ft. of runway

November’s COP26 Climate Change Conference had a notable last-minute win for the aviation sector when the ICAO Council approved new criteria for

Building supply chain resilience, sustainable innovations and collaboration can help companies persevere through continued uncertainty.

With sustainability a key focus for the business aviation industry, six entities took part in a pilot scheme during the second half of 2021 intended to create a new sector-wide-applicable standards and training system.

A further demonstration of Africa’s position in the vanguard of new-technology aerial solutions has come with plans for an urban air mobility scheme in Kenya.

Denmark’s government has set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, potentially through a combination of sustainable aviation fuel and electric and hydrogen propulsion.

Heart’s subscale flyer; high-speed VTOLs; Toray’s hydrogen tank; electric suppliers; hydrogen drones.

The carrier has previously stated its desire to eventually purchase zero-emissions aircraft to replace its DHC Dash 8-300 turboprops.

The energy requirements of future aircraft must be reduced by at least half by 2050 if aviation is to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, according to a new aviation strategy adopted by German national aviation research agency DLR.

UK LCC easyJet and aeroengine manufacturer Rolls-Royce are embarking on a two-year joint research project into sustainable commercial aircraft.

Qatar Airways has become the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).

The air transport industry must take sustainability into its transformation, this is according to Sebastien Fabre, CEO, SITA for aircraft.

With backing from United Airlines, ZeroAvia expands its hydrogen-electric propulsion technology to regional jets.

Domestic and international passengers flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) will benefit from a new SITA biometric-enabled self-service touchpoints.