Sustainability

Since the 19th century, our planet has warmed by about 1C, or 1.8F, according to the Environmental Defense Fund, one of the world’s leading

Drag-reducing boundary-layer ingestion could cut the fuel burn of a future twin-aisle airliner by more than 3% compared to an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft, a European research project has concluded.

This webinar took place May 14, 2021 and sponsored by L3Harris. It’s time to move beyond awareness to taking action. How can flight departments make

Scottish fuel-cell specialist Hy-Hybrid Energy is working with an undisclosed partner on a hybrid-electric propulsion system for aircraft that combines a gas turbine with a battery and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that operates on jet fuel.

It has taken far too long, but the political will to greatly increase the availability, affordability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) is

The race for alternative aviation fuels speeds up.

Ask the editors: Longer-haul electric aircraft will depend on better energy storage, higher power densities and greater efficiencies.

A common practice used by airlines to reduce fuel costs could undermine the objectives of a planned EU mandate to blend sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with fossil jet fuel starting in 2025, an environmental organization has warned.

Airbus launches superconducting electric research as it provides more detail on hydrogen plans.

Several airlines are exploring business cases and operational feasibility of replacing small turboprops with all-electric aircraft.

Traditional engine-makers and startups position for emerging hybrid-electric power market.

Smaller aircraft like turboprops are the perfect “testbed” for efforts to make aviation greener.

Many airlines and airports have placed investment in sustainability at the top of their agendas despite the pandemic crisis. QANTAS-BP PARTNERSHIP

German aviation engineering services specialist Apus Group has begun construction of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat aircraft which it plans to fly in mid-2023 and hopes to have on the market by 2025.

In response to higher power requirements for the emerging autonomous air cargo and urban air mobility markets, Honeywell is developing a 1-megawatt turbogenerator based on the company’s HGT1700 auxiliary power unit.

Industry expects actions from U.S., Europe and other governments in 2021 to encourage production of low-carbon aviation fuels.

Along with accelerating biofuel development, industry must adopt disruptive interim measures to increase efficiency.

Surf Air Mobility to deploy hybrid-electric upgrades across its fleets and market to other operators and manufacturers.

As part of broader company efforts to meet future emission reduction goals by 2050, Boeing has revealed plans to certify all its commercial aircraft for operation on 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) by 2030.

With the spotlight returning to sustainability, airlines and the air transport industry understand that green initiatives need to be incorporated into

From electric and autonomous tow vehicles to a rail system, alternative approaches to aircraft ground handling come into focus.

Future carbon-neutral commercial aircraft should benefit from a favorable tax policy to help the technology gain traction, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

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“We believe there is a clear path to get us where we need to be; our industry has been constantly improving fuel efficiency, noise, and emissions as

NASA tests on Boeing’s 787-10 ecoDemonstrator provided unprecedented system-level acoustic data for improving low-noise airliner designs.