Environment

The European charter provider Elit’Avia has introduced a new jet card program, called the “Elit’Avia Green Card,” offering carbon-neutral charter flights.

Boom's supersonic Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers and will fly at twice the speed of today's aircraft.

Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow.

Boeing and Alder Fuels are partnering to increase the availability and supply of sustainable aviation fuel.

Lilium has signed agreements with a pair of European companies that agreed to buy almost 50 of its eVTOL aircraft.

Boeing unveiled a data modeling platform to assess SAF and sustainability developments to reach a common goal of net zero aviation emissions.

Airbus and CFM announced a collaboration to flight test CFM’s open fan engine architecture on an A380 demonstrator.

Norway’s Widerøe signed as the first airline to join Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group, tasked with defining requirements for viable sustainable aviation.

Experts say the technology is fundamental to delivering a 1.5 degree centigrade world.

Rolls-Royce and Korean automaker Hyundai aim to conduct a joint hydrogen fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration in 2025.

Approval of a drop-in fuel standard will predate by several years approval of a separate initiative to develop a non-drop-in standard for 100 percent SAF.

Pratt & Whitney is preparing to start ground and flights testing a new 1-MW electric motor from sister company Collins with one of its aircraft engines,

Test flights with Vertical's VX4 eVTOL aircraft will be from London's Heathrow and City airports, as well as from Bristol and two smaller UK airfields.

Vertical Aerospace is forming a joint working group with Babcock to explore use of the VX4 eVTOL aircraft in EMS, cargo, and military support operations.

GKN Aerospace and Vertical Aerospace continue their nine-month partnership with the development of EWIS for the all-electric VX4 prototype.

Airlines are signing more long-term SAF off-take agreements and supporting the diversification from biomass SAF with e-fuels.

Eve has reconfigured its all-electric eVTOL vehicle with a new wing and empennage combination and has also unveiled how four passengers will be seated.

Europe’s plan to decarbonize by 2050 stands on four pillars, including more efficient ATM routings.

L3Harris is investing in new training facilities and technologies and is calling on airlines to fund a strategic response to the critical pilot shortage.

Embraer and renewable fuels producer Raizen sign LOI at Farnborough on producing SAF for the the manufacturer’s flight operations.

Honeywell is making big investments in the advanced air mobility sector, developing new propulsion and avionics systems.

The strong green credentials of hybrid airships raise new hopes of market acceptance.

Hydrogen’s success as a zero-CO2 emissions aviation fuel depends largely on its production and distribution using renewable energy at huge scale.

Europe’s airlines express concern about the significant costs of implementing the EU’s Fit for 55 package aimed at trimming CO2 levels by 55 percent.

Several electric aircraft developers and partners supporting them with new propulsion technology expect to see their wares in service within a few years.

A new study sees the global sustainable aviation fuel market rapidly expanding by 2030.

The European Parliament sets ambitious targets for an EU-wide mandate to uplift SAF that includes the world’s first e-fuel uptake obligation.

Miami-based fuel provider AEG Fuels has introduced a sustainable aviation fuel platform to help its customers locate and reap the benefits of SAF.

Van Nuys Airport this week announced 18 aircraft operators as the recipients of its 2021 Friendly Flyer Awards.

H3X is working on a 2.8 MW electric motor drive that it says will have the power density and redundancy needed to convert 50- to 100-seat aircraft.