Environment
News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.
Airlines
French Lawmakers Vote To Ban Some Domestic Flights
New restrictions on domestic scheduled air service in France might affect only five routes, but they could portend wider environmental restrictions.
Environment
Signature Flight Support Pumps 1M Gallons of SAF at SFO
Signature Flight Support has pumped more than one million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel at San Francisco International Airport.
Engines
Qatar’s Al Baker Challenges GE on Future Engine
Qatar Airways’ CEO has called on GE to accelerate efforts toward a “future-technology” engine.
Environment
Aviation Industry Supports New SAF Incentives
A coalition of aviation industry organizations and companies is asking the Biden Administration to establish new financial incentives for SAF producton.
Environment
SAF Flow in California Grows Stronger
Atlantic Aviation has become the latest FBO chain to begin offering permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
Airlines
U.S. Airlines Commit to Carbon Neutrality by 2050
As part of its environmental commitment, A4A has called for a rapid expansion of SAF production.
Aircraft
British Airways Backs ZeroAvia's Plan for Hydrogen Airliner
ZeroAvia's plan for 50- and 100-seat hydrogen-powered airliners are advancing alongside several other new hybrid-electric and electric aircraft.
Aircraft
Airbus’s Faury Pushes for Coordinated Sustainability Efforts
While Airbus pursues a hydrogen-powered airplane design, creating the conditions for its application must take priority.
Environment
NBAA Supports GAO SAF Study
NBAA today applauded a bipartisan congressional request for the Government Accounting Office to launch a study on measures to increase SAF use.
Environment
Bell To Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bell will begin incorporating sustainable aviation fuel in all operations at its training academy and for use by its customer demonstration fleet.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Starts Work on First UltraFan Engine
Planning to complete its UltraFan demonstrator by year-end, Rolls begins to build the engine’s first example in Derby, UK.
Airports
London Biggin Hill Airport Joins SAF Set
London Biggin Hill Airport is the latest to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
Aircraft
Finnair Plans To Electrify Fleet with Heart ES-19 Aircraft
A dozen airlines have now signed letters of interest covering potential orders for more than 300 of Heart Aerospace's all-electric 19-seat aircraft.
Airlines
Sweden Set To Introduce Emissions-based Charges for Flights
The Swedish government will introduce takeoff and landing charges to encourage airlines to use more fuel-efficient aircraft with lower emissions.
Aircraft
New SAF from Food Waste Promises Net-Zero Emissions
Researchers in the U.S. have developed a process to make SAF from discarded food and sewage.
Environment
Clay Lacy's California FBOs To Stock SAF
California-based Clay Lacy has become the latest FBO operator to announce it will continually stock sustainable aviation fuel.
Airlines
EasyJet CEO Questions Short-haul SAF Benefits
The chief executive of European LCC EasyJet sees hydrogen and electric propulsion as the best solution for short-haul flights.
Environment
Air Elite Member FBOs Become Carbon Neutral
World Fuel Services announced this week that 43 members of its sponsored Air Elite FBO Network achieved carbon neutrality in their operations for 2019.
Aircraft
Aerospace Partners To Test 100 Percent SAF in a Widebody
Airbus, DLR, Rolls-Royce, and Neste have launched a study into the benefits of flying a widebody airliner on 100 percent SAF.
Environment
Another UK FBO To Offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Centreline Aviation at the UK’s Bristol Airport has inked a deal with Air BP to become the country’s first independent, non-network retailer of SAF.
Environment
New Carbon Fiber Recycling Path Identified
Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new method that they say will allow the reclamation of unrecyclable carbon fiber parts.
Environment
North Carolina FBO Is Latest To Offer SAF
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) makes another rare appearance in the Eastern U.S.
Engines
Safran Gets €500 Million Loan for Clean Engine Development
The European Investment Bank will make available a 10-year credit line to Safran for the development of environmentally friendly engine technology.
Charter & Fractional
4AIR Is First Bizav Purchaser on IATA Carbon Exchange
4AIR is the first private aviation stakeholder to make a trade on the International Air Transport Association’s Aviation Carbon Exchange.
Engines
Hydrogen Pioneers Step Up Plans to Convert Regional Airliners
Universal Hydrogen is finalizing the design of its hydrogen powertrain and has forged a fuel supply agreement with new investors Plug Power.
Aircraft
Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact
Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact
Airlines
Sustainability To Move up Agenda as Airports Emerge from Pandemic
The Airport Carbon Accreditation Program is a key plank in the drive for emissions progress.
Environment
Two More Cali FBOs To Offer Permanent SAF Supplies
Two more FBOs in California—Monterey Jet Center and Signature Flight Support Oakland—will soon offer permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel .
Engines
NASA Calls for Proposals for Electrified Powerplants
Deadline for submitting proposals to NASA for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies set for April 20.
Environment
SAF on Track for 1B Gallons Annual Production by 2025
As more producers join the fray, production capacity of SAF is poised to take a dramatic jump through 2025 to at least 1 billion gallons annual output.
