Environment

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

FBOs

Phillips 66 adds FBOs

PHILLIPS 66 ADDS FBOs
Central Flying Service of Little Rock, Ark., has switched to the Phillips 66 fuel brand.
Environment

EU extends deadline for ETS compliance plans

The European Union (EU) plans to issue a new list of operators who are subject to its emissions trading scheme (ETS) in a bid to dispel the confusion cause
Regulations and Government

Newsmakers 2009: Europe’s ETS proves to be a fiasco for operators

Twelve months ago many of the business aircraft operators who had any intention of flying in European airspace were probably still blissfully unaware of th
Environment

Purdue University to builds alternative fuel test center

Purdue University has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S.
Environment

New EU Aviation Emissions Trading Scheme List Released

The European Commission has published a new provisional list of operators who are required to submit plans for monitoring, reporting and verifying carbon e
Environment

GFK signs fuel deal with Hiller Group

GFK Flight Support at Mark Andrews International Airport in Grand Forks, N.D., has signed with The Hiller Group to supply the FBO with Phillips 66 fuel and
Environment

NTSB urges upset training for charter/frax pilots

The crash of an aeromedic
Environment

GAMA, IBAC Team on Business Aircraft Emissions Plan

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), along with IBAC’s member associations, today
Environment

Air BP Giving Away 2010 FIFA World Cup Package

Air BP is giving customers the chance to win tickets to games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa.
Environment

Colt International Opens in São Paulo

Handling company Colt International (Booth No.
Environment

Parker Showcases New Fuel Technologies

Parker Hannifin’s Parker Aerospace division is exhibiting new fuel tank and engine nozzle technologies at this year’s NBAA show, as well as flight control,
Environment

Jet-A alternatives pose big technical challenges

How many coconuts does a Boeing 747 need to fly from London to Amsterdam?
Last year amid much fanfare, a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 with one of its four
Environment

European bizav group criticizes ETS execution

Like it or not, and regardless of where they are based, many business aircraft operators who fly into European airspace will be required to account for the
Environment

Software links operators with contract fuel dealers

A new product from FuelerLinx (Booth No.
Environment

American Eurocopter adds sim and more at Texas hq

Fresh on the heels of celebrating its 40th anniversay this summer, American Eurocopter is  touting news of the addition of  delivery and training
Environment

Fuel suppliers coping with low demand as prices flatten

In the 12 months since the last NBAA convention, most indicators show that business aviation flight hours dropped as aircraft operators and flight departme
Environment

Contract fuelers attracting corporate ops now

Fluctuations in the price of jet fuel during the past two years, coupled with the uncertain economy, have steered many operators and flight departments tow
Environment

Now is the time to focus on green initiatives

When an upstart airline like Virgin America starts using its environmental footprint as a selling point to consumers, it’s time for the legacy carriers–and
Environment

EAA AirVenture boosts recycling effort

The 578,000 or so people who attended this year’s EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wis., consumed beverages contained in at least six tons of packaging.
Environment

FAA issues guidance on biodiesel contaminant

The FAA’s recent special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB: NE-09-25R1) regarding recommended safe-operating guidelines in the possible presence of
Regulations and Government

European ETS fiasco riles bizav

The bureaucratic torpor and confusion that has mired the initial registration process for the introduction of Europe’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) h
Environment

Look Beyond ETS Headaches to Benefits

Aviation is not alone in its suffering at the hands of the emissions-trading scheme, and it should try to see its way through the frustration to some posit
Environment

Nat’l Park Service To Settle Grand Canyon Noise Issue

After debating Grand Canyon air-tour noise for eight years, the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG) has left the issue to the National Park Service (NPS), wh
Environment

EBAA Cites EC for Sloppy Emission Scheme Execution

Sweden and Italy belatedly have confirmed extensions to the August 31 deadline for operators to register for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Environment

Bizjet Operators Scramble To Meet ETS Deadline

Many anxious aircraft operators scrambled to keep the August 31 deadline for registering for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) amid widespread co
Environment

Europe’s ETS List Complete, New Deadline Set

The implementation of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) has begun amid widespread confusion on the part of the aircraft operators who stand subject t
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Environment

Business Aviation & the Environment

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Regulations and Government

EU delays deadline for ETS plans

Aircraft operators needing to register their plans for the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions data under Europe’s emissions trading
Regulations and Government

Jetalliance Overcomes ETS Registration Hurdles, No Thanks to Officialdom

The administrative burden of complying with the confusing requirements of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) comes at a time when many operators are f