Reaching a target of 10% SAF use by 2030 will require the scaling up of production to at least 9.5 billion gal./year from the less than 10 million gal. produced in 2020.
As Airbus is exploring several technologies to drastically cut and eventually annihilate an aircraft’s CO2 emissions, its design engineers are considering micro-hybridization as a starting point in electrification.
Heart Aerospace has selected a supplier to complete preliminary design of the doors for its ES-19 all-electric 19-seat regional airliner while Deutsche Aircraft has chosen a company to produce the wing box and engine supports for its D328eco 40-seat regional turboprop.
Engine MRO companies specializing in used survivable material (USM) are noticing an uptick in requirement for widebody engine parts thanks to newfound air cargo demand brought about by reduced belly capacity.
Boeing is predicting European aircraft demand will be driven by narrowbody renewals over the next 20 years, estimating the region will require 8,705 new commercial aircraft by 2040.
The C919’s expected entry into service before the end of 2021 has revived talk that COMAC could grab a big share of the narrowbody market in the coming years.
Lion Air Group MRO-affiliate Batam Aero Technic (BAT) will be adding six aircraft MRO lines by the end of 2021, bringing the total capacity at Batam Hang Nadim airport to 21.
Helicopter operator Bristow Group has announced a partnership with Vertical Aerospace to explore electric vertical-takeoff aircraft while Avolon is partnering with Brazilian airline GOL and transportation provider Grupo Comporte to commercialize an eVTOL ride-sharing platform in Brazil.
The oil and gas company has set itself a target of producing 2 million metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year by 2025—a significant near-term scale-up in supply since Shell is not producing SAF at present.
Sweden-based SCA, Europe’s largest private forest owner, and Nordic energy company St1 have established a joint venture to produce and sell liquid biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel.
American Airlines has become an anchor partner in Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in the Bill Gates-founded initiative to accelerate clean energy technologies needed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The introduction of new aircraft types provides an opportunity for airlines, training organisations and training technology providers to put new ideas - be they hardware or software - into practise.
As manufacturers strive to reduce the fuel burn and emissions of their next generation of commercial airliners, longer wings are near the top of the list.
The credit is intended to stimulate production and consumption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by reducing the price premium over conventional jet fuel.
Boeing has about 330 737 MAXs in its inventory built before December 2020’s delivery re-start, suggesting the company is on track to meet its goal of clearing the backlog by 2023, an Aviation Week data analysis shows.
In the age of transformation to a more sustainable way of flying and with revolutionary technologies not available yet, a new generation of turboprops look like a valid interim step.
