Sustainability

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Aviation may have an emissions issue, but it pales in comparison to that facing cement producers.

Airbus continues to fill out its roster of partners with which to prepare and advocate for the deployment of hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft.

Austria-based oil company OMV Schwechat Refinery, the country’s first producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), is increasing its production.

Recycling services providers are offering ways to reduce waste from the full spectrum of aircraft MRO.

MROs, airlines and OEMs are rolling out new sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and carbon emissions.

Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.

Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is too generous to airlines and free carbon allowances to the aviation industry should be curbed, Brussels-based campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) said in an April 6 report.

Even as biofuel suppliers and fixed-base operators (FBOs) ramp up the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aircraft operators remain uncertain about the composition of SAF and complexity of using it to claim emissions reductions, business aviation leaders say.

Canada’s National Research Council has begun flight tests of a Cessna 337G Skymaster modified into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.

Modifications made to an Airbus C295 are opening the door to new gains in fuel efficiency.

Germany’s government has confirmed it is funding a project to modify a Dornier 328 regional turboprop into a flying testbed for zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.

The engine OEM is partnering with Air bp to test and research the use of sustainable aviation fuel in Pratt & Whitney engines.

Airlines are investing in a host of new technologies, but they’re not sure which bets will ultimately pay off.

Two years into the pandemic, European airlines have acclimated to high levels of short-term uncertainty, but as CEOs gathered in Brussels at the Airlines For Europe (A4E) annual summit, it was long-term issues that dominated discussions.

A process developed by biofuel developer Enerkem to convert forest biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has won a Canadian government competition to develop a fuel that can be produced domestically at costs competitive with fossil fuel.

Fuel supply deal and Airbus A380 test mark latest milestones on Rolls-Royce’s road to 100% SAF compatibility by 2023.

Scotland-based Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) has signed a term sheet in principle with UK startup Electric Aviation Group (EAG) to collaborate on the development of technologies to support zero-emission flight.

European airlines are hoping increased scrutiny on the sector’s environmental impact will provide the impetus to advance progress on much-needed reforms of the region’s airspace.

Qantas has set ambitious goals for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its newly released Climate Action Plan.

Belgium’s new aviation tax will be introduced from tomorrow to the annoyance of the country’s airlines.

Before new propulsion systems and SAF kick in, what are the effective CO2 reduction measures aviation could use this decade?

The investment is the third sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deal in the portfolio of United Airlines Ventures, which is focused on investing in next-generation aviation technologies including SAF, hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.

The study urges European countries considering banning short-haul flights to take a wide range of factors into consideration.

Airbus has flown an A380 with one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced from used cooking oil and waste fats by France’s Total Energies.