Sustainability

Turkish Airlines has stepped up its sustainability efforts with the first operational flight of an A321 utilizing a range of environment-friendly measures.

EasyJet is continuing to lend its support to efforts to develop technology for zero-emission commercial aircraft.

The airline industry has high expectations for SAF but green lobbyists warn using some of the fuels may create more problems.

Canadian startup Refuel Energy has announced plans to build a 3,000 barrel/day (126,000 gal.) renewable fuels plant in southern Ontario.

Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.

Airbus advances X-plane; BAE joins GE on hybrid; Seaglider takes to water; Cross-country on hydrogen; and manufacturing LH2 tanks.

Current sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are limited to a maximum 50% blend with conventional jet fuels because most of them lack a key ingredient―aromatic hydrocarbons that cause seals in engines to swell and prevent fuel leaks.

Etihad has released its Sustainability Report 2020-2021, outlining the impact the company has had on the environment.

Qatar Airways has launched a voluntary carbon offset programme for corporate customers.

The leader of Alaska Airlines talks with ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker about 2022 goals, customer service, sustainability and innovation.

Cathay Pacific is launching a corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, allowing companies to purchase SAF for their employees’ flights and reducing Scope 3 carbon emissions from business travel or cargo transportation.

The governments of Singapore and New Zealand have signed a memorandum of arrangement (MOA) to drive the development of sustainable aviation between the two countries.

Irish LCC Ryanair has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement with Neste, while Etihad is embarking on a week of intensive flight tests to cut carbon emissions and contrails.

Etihad Airways is undertaking a week of intensive research and testing on over 30 flights to test operational efficiencies, technology and procedures that will reduce carbon emissions.

Colonial Pipeline, the largest petroleum pipeline system in the U.S., plans to allow its system to be used to transport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The 27 European Union member nations and 15 other countries have signed a declaration they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on

Mitsubishi and Eneos, Japan’s largest oil company, will jointly study the establishment of a domestic supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), targeting deliveries beginning in 2027.

Cyclorotor cargo UAV; SAF from cement; Natural composites; AAM for offshore wind; Airbus hydrogen hookups.

Aviation may have an emissions issue, but it pales in comparison to that facing cement producers.

Airbus continues to fill out its roster of partners with which to prepare and advocate for the deployment of hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft.

Austria-based oil company OMV Schwechat Refinery, the country’s first producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), is increasing its production.

GE Aviation has recently joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to further advance its ambition to be a net-zero company by 2050 and help the aviation industry decarbonise.

Recycling services providers are offering ways to reduce waste from the full spectrum of aircraft MRO.

MROs, airlines and OEMs are rolling out new sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and carbon emissions.

Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.