Environment

Canadian airline Harbour Air aims to be operating electrically-powered scheduled flights within two years

The U.S. OEM’s vice president of marketing, Randy Tinseth, points to “flight pride” in developing economies.

Increasing awareness of social and environmental issues in business aviation is the impetus behind new STARS program.

Dutch fuel provider SkyNRG has developed a new program to establish offtake agreements with business aviation customers

To launch in December, the on-demand jet booking platform hopes to encourage sustainable flights.

While Bombardier has used SAF in its Connecticut-based demonstration fleet since 2017, it has now taken the first shipment at its Montreal headquarters.

A new consortium has launched to consider the possibilies of supply chain for SAF in British Columbia.

The CEO of the German airline group calls for a rationalization of the debate of air transport’s impact on climate change.

Airline representative IATA cautions against a Europe-wide SAF blending mandate, arguing it will lead to a distortion of competition.

A UK project is developing a hybrid-electric modification for the Britten-Norman Islander.

A new 24/7 service provides aviators with updates on possible dangers from solar activity

GDC Technics and Aircraft Performance Co. (APC) have been awarded a demonstration contract for an advanced technology wingtip solution from the USAF.

Airbus Fello'fly demonstrator project, based on “biomimicry,” aims to adapts birds’ techniques to save energy with group flights.

Extreme Rebellion blocked private jets on November 16 in Geneva as a "non-violent civil disobedience" environmental demonstration.

The special-purpose terminal designed by Falcon Aviation is suited to all rotorcraft types, but especially the AW609 Tiltrotor.

ICAO secretary general Fang Liu spoke at the meeting of directors general of civil aviation for the Middle East in Kuwait City on November 7.

The commissioner-designate for transport wavers on the introduction of an EU-wide kerosene tax, doubting its environmental benefits.

Slated to go online in 2022, the first dedicated SAF production facility in Europe will provide 100,000 tons of sustainable fuel a year.

Paramount Business Jets introduced a new calculator to determine a flight's environmental impact and how to offset it.

A new report calling for a ban on fossil fuel-powered private aircraft from UK airports from 2025 is being considered by the UK Labour Party

Airport operated Luxivair SBD at San Bernardino International Airport is making environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to ground equipment.

FBO network Modern Aviation will soon offer its customers the ability to offset their CO2 emissions at the fuel point-of-sale.

The Business Aviation Global Sustainability Summit will be held in Washington D.C. in March 2020.

Per-seat scheduled jet charter operator JSX has pioneered a new departure route that significantly cuts noise at the Orange County, California airport.

World Fuel Services will team with sister company Kinect Energy Group on sustainability solutions for flight and FBO customers.

Long a topic of industry discussion and uncertainty, business aviation made great strides in the introduction of and education about sustainable jet fuel.

In addition to supplying Henderson Executive Airport with sustainable aviation fuel, the company is offsetting the carbon emissions from its stay in Vegas.

Europe’s largest LCC sees fuel taxes as better than environmental taxes and hopes to onboard 30 Boeing 737 Max 200s by mid-year 2020.

UK’s busiest purely business aviation airport has been recognized for its efforts to be Carbon neutral.

Setting a clear CO2 target is critical if aviation is to respond and plan efficiently, while no clear alternatives to burning jet fuel yet exist.