Sustainability

John Walton
Repairs and recycling of aircraft cabin composite materials are complicated, but their sustainability and economic benefits provide opportunities.
Interiors & Connectivity

Show Business
Highlights of ICAO’s three-day event in Abu Dhabi included decarbonization efforts and eVTOL demonstrations.
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AAR Corp. has rolled out sustainability initiatives related to waste reduction, energy efficiency, paperless operations and improved reporting.
MRO

Amy Bann and Derk-Jan van Heerden
Nonprofit Aethos is seeking industry support to help aviation improve its recycling processes and solutions.
MRO

By Alex Derber
Sustainability drives are increasingly being incorporated into the aircraft teardown process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
Aerospace industry procurement platforms are aiming to reduce unnecessary part shipments, which could lower carbon emissions.
Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Austrian Airlines is trialing the use of hydrogen to power aircraft during maintenance work.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Business jets can create long-lasting contrails, but their altitude capability offers a solution.
Sustainability

By Karen Walker
The annual cost for airlines to transition from jet fuel to sustainable alternatives will be $1.4 billion in 2025, according to a new report.
Sustainability

By Karen Walker
Airlines are not moving fast enough to be certain of achieving their commitment to being carbon net zero by 2050, the chief of American Airlines warned.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Developer CleanJoule is seeking initial approval of its CycloSAF fuel as a 10% blending component via standards developer ASTM International’s Fast Track process.
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
More research is needed to understand the climate impacts of aviation’s non-CO2 emissions ahead of the formulation of policy incorporating them into the ETS.
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
Aviation needs other transport sectors such as road transport to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and meet SAF targets, Boeing's Jim Hileman says.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Construction of a Southwest Airlines-backed first-of-its-kind plant that will turn corn stover into cellulosic ethanol for upgrade to SAF has begun in Kansas.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Loganair plans to collaborate with Swedish startup Heart Aerospace to develop use cases for hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian government is unlocking funds to support the development of nascent low carbon aviation fuel technologies and new feedstock.
Sustainability

By Keith Mwanalushi
Air cargo logistics provider Challenge Group is growing its aircraft parts recycling capability.
Supply Chain

John Walton
OEMs are deploying various sustainability strategies for recycling and disposal of emergency floor path markings.
MRO

Sina Bonath and Wolfgang Bublitz
Sustainability efforts in the airline industry must be transparent, authentic and they must touch the entire customer journey.
Sustainability

By Aaron Karp
JetBlue Airways has signed a pact with World Fuel Services for sustainable aviation fuel to help power some of the carrier’s flights from New York JFK.
Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s aviation sustainability initiatives are both broad and deep.
Sustainability

By Victoria Moores
The funding will support the development of alcohol-to-jet fuels by enabling the development and scale up of ethanol-to-SAF capabilities.
On Location

John Walton
Multiple models have emerged for aftermarket cabin recycling and disposal, but each have their own complications.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
The International Council for Clean Transportation concludes that current manufacturer delivery projections are not consistent with the 2050 net-zero target.
Sustainability