Environment

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

Aircraft

Indian Lessor Agrees to Buy Lyte's 40-Seat VTOL Aircraft

Vman Aviation Services' current portfolio includes helicopters, regional airliners and training aircraft
Lyte Aviation's LA-44 SkyBus VTOL aircraft
Environment

4Air's PolicyWatch Service Tracks Environmental Legislation

New service helps companies avoid getting caught out by new requirements
4Air PolicyWatch environmental legislation tracker
Regulations and Government

Ethanol Trade Urges New Standard for SAF CO2 Accounting

The group is petitioning for the adoption of another method of assigning tax incentives
Airliner taking off behind SAF tanker
Regulations and Government

EBAA Appoints Holger Krahmer as New Secretary General

The European business aviation group's new leader comes from the automotive industry
Holger Krahmer is the new secretary general of the European Business Aviation Association.
Charter & Fractional

NATA Conference To Provide Focus on AAM, Market Trends

NATA has signed a MOU with Choctaw Nation to collaborate on AAM
Long Beach, California (Photo: National Air Transportation Association)
Environment

EBAA Rolls Out Environmental, Social Sustainability Plan

The European business aviation group started a pilot program with some of its member companies
Jet Aviation provides sustainable aviation fuel to business aircraft at EBACE show
Environment

Study Shows SAF Offers More Than Just CO2 Emissions Savings

Researchers found SAF usage generates fewer ultrafine particles than regular jet fuel
Engine on SAS airliner in flight
Fuel

Farnborough Airport Sells Millionth Liter of SAF

Boosting sustainable aviation fuel availability is a key part of the airport's net zero carbon commitment
Sustainable aviation fuel at Farnborough Airport in the UK
Engines

GE Receives Grant To Develop Hybrid Fuel Cell Engine

Combining fuel cells and SAF could accelerate decarbonization efforts
GE engineers preparing fuel cell for testing
Environment

Dassault Introduces FalconWays Fuel Savings App

The FalconWays app can help pilots plot the most optimum routes for lowering fuel burn
Dassault Aviation's FalconWays mobile app
Charter & Fractional

Charter Brokers and Operators Address Sustainability

The Air Charter Association's Broker-Operator Forum met at FlyingGroup's headquarters in Belgium
The Air Charter Association Broker-Operator Forum at FlyingGroup headquarters in Belgium on October 3.
Environment

Avfuel To Release New Sustainability Program

Avfuel Zero aims to help streamline the carbon emissions monitoring, mitigation, and reporting processes
Avfuel Zero sustainabilty program
Fuel

Embraer 100% SAF Tests Presented Challenges

The test flights involved a year of preparation and many partnerships
Embraer Praetor 600 used for 100 percent SAF flight
Aircraft

EMC Jet Becomes First U.S. Dealer For Lilium eVTOL Aircraft

The Texas-based private aviation group has committed to buying five Lilium Jets
An artist's impression of a Lilium Jet Pioneer Edition eVTOL aircraft over Dallas.
Environment

Gulfstream To Lead Sustainability Talks at Irish Bizav Conference

Sustainability will be a key topic at the IBGAA conference
Gulfstream G500 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Environment

Business Aviation 'Climbing Fast' on Sustainability

Advocacy campaign to showcase bizav's progress, promise of sustainability
Climbing. Fast. NBAA-BACE 2023
Aircraft

How Electric Aircraft Will Complement Bizav

AAM vehicles can both replace and complement private aviation
Newsmakers luncheon NBAA-BACE 2023
Environment

Global Jet Capital Teams with Azzera on Sustainability

The partnership encompasses a multi-pronged approach, including audits
V Kaushal, Global Jet Capital
Environment

Business Aviation's Path To an SAF Future Has Many Factors

4AIR president Kennedy Ricci examines the variables at play
Embraer SAF fueling
Environment

MedAire Wins Sustainability Honors

Collects NBAA sustainability accreditation and EcoVadis Silver status
Environment

IBAC Adds More Industry Partners

4Air, Daher, and Metrojet become IBAC industry partners
IBAC
Environment

SAF On Tap at All Three Las Vegas Airports during NBAA-BACE

Aircraft departing the show will be able to fly on SAF
Atlantic Aviation FBO at KLAS
Environment

Business Aviation Groups Criticize EU Green Investment Criteria

Standards exclude business aircraft from sustainability investment
Air BP refuels a business jet
Fuel

Embraer Flies Phenom 300E, Praetor 600 on 100% SAF

Engine performance on SAF matched that of Jet-A
Embraer SAF flight
Environment

NBAA-BACE Kicks Off with Sustainability Talks

Panel sessions focus on decarbonizing aviation
Ed Bolen NBAA-BACE 2023
Environment

Investing in Bizav's Net-zero Future

Negative perceptions of business aviation are a growing concern among advocates.
Abstract bizav engine
Charter & Fractional

UAS: Part 91 and International Bizav Traffic to U.S. Growing

Company sees an ‘exceptionally promising’ outlook for 2024
Omar Hosari, UAS CEO, with UAS team at EBACE 2023 (Credit UAS)
Airports

UK's Farnborough Airport To Go Solar

The solar energy array will account for 25 percent of the airport's power needs
Farnborough Airport
FBOs

Euro Jet Expands and Decarbonizes FBO and Support Network

Group has 17 FBOs in central and Eastern Europe and 170 support locations
Mercedes Benz electric passenger van
Environment

Sustainability To Take Center Stage at NBAA-BACE 2023

The show's annual Sustainability Summit will feature expert discussions on a wide range of subjects
NBAA-BACE Newsmakers lunch panel