Sustainability

The latest study on the aviation industry’s sustainability efforts, commissioned by NGO Carbon Market Watch, says European airlines are misleading consumers with claims of carbon-neutral flying.

With feedstock availability likely to be a challenge to the U.S. target of producing 3 billion gal. per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030, Honeywell UOP has launched a process that will enable aviation to tap into existing large-scale ethanol production capacity.aviation to tap into existing large-scale ethanol production capacity.

ICAO's ACT-SAF program is designed to encourage global cooperation to spur the widespread development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.

The aviation industry’s progress toward a long-term climate goal for the global air transport sector took a significant step forward this summer at

The UK airport remains confident ahead of the winter season despite looming economic headwinds.

Will the United Nations' aviation organization back airlines’ call for a carbon net-zero goal by 2050?

Amsterdam-Boston is among the routes that could be cut if the Dutch government’s AMS plan is implemented.

Luxaviation, the Luxembourg-headquartered private air operator, is launching a new online travel management system, but senior company executives say the initiative will go beyond increasing customer access to and control over booking details.

As airlines map out their paths to net-zero emissions, the industry seeks to make sure they have accurate ways to track their performance.

Singaporean Transport Minister S Iswaran and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed the agreement on the sidelines of the ICAO Assembly in Montreal.

Leaders of Europe’s Clean Aviation research initiative believe the program is on track to see decreases in aircraft greenhouse gas emissions by 30% within the next decade.

The trial will provide a proof of concept for the cargo component of the IATA CO2 Connect carbon calculator.

JetBlue has invested in New York-based Air Company, which promises to produce a carbon-negative fuel made from captured CO2.

Electra.aero conducted the first flight of its Dawn One solar-battery hybrid-electric research aircraft at its new development facility at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Sept. 9.

IATA is continuing its push for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to endorse an aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

The fuel industry faces major challenges in reaching its target of producing enough SAFs to meet the target of 10% of the aviation industry’s global requirements by the end of the decade, IATA’s World Cargo Symposium heard Sept. 27.

First flight of the all-electric commuter and cargo aircraft prototype is a major milestone on the road toward the fielding of a new generation of sustainable air vehicles.

The agreement will not take effect until 2026, after which Shell will provide Cebu Pacific with 5,000 metric tons per year through 2031.

Business aviation associations have issued a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions ahead of the 41st annual International Civil Aviation Organization Triennial Assembly.

The global aviation industry has high hopes that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will endorse its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

The UK LCC—the first carrier to offset its network-wide emissions at no additional cost to passengers—will end this policy in 2023.

Before the year’s end, Airbus will start offering customers the option of having their aircraft’s delivery flight from Tianjin fueled by a SAF blend.

The air cargo sector’s first sustainability verification program has moved into its next stage with the project’s launch partners being named.

“We need fuel producers to invest in SAF—if it’s produced, we’ll use it,” says IATA Director General Willie Walsh.