Sustainability

Sustainability has become a big conversation in the aviation industry, but efforts so far have focused mainly on airline operations, airframes and

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Despite pandemic-related supply chain disruption, the redesigned Eviation Alice is in final assembly ahead of first flight by year-end.

MagniX sees FAA special conditions approval for electric engines for retrofit and new-build as gateway to rapid market growth.

The UK has laid out its plan to become a net-zero society with grand designs on how to reduce the carbon impact of aviation.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is expecting its fuel deliveries and aircraft-manufacturer processes to be net-zero within the next five to 10 years, as part of its crackdown on Scope 3 indirect emissions.

Two different approaches to reaching 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in aircraft have been tested in flight.

Despite unprecedented fiscal pressures, Boeing says continuing ecoDemonstrator support is investing in the future as sustainability takes center stage.

Alaska Airlines calls for more support on sustainable fuels as it looks for efficiency gains through ecoDemonstrator involvement.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has raised an additional $62 million in funding to take the startup through initial flight testing of its hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion conversion for regional turboprops.

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Embraer Executive Jets will combine increased use of sustainable aviation fuels with new technologies to meet its sustainability goals.

Support from Latin American countries is crucial for airlines in the region to meet sustainability targets.

Irish cargo airline operator ASL Aviation Holdings plans to convert up to 10 ATR 72s to zero-emission fuel-cell propulsion after signing a letter of intent to be Universal Hydrogen’s (UH2) launch customer in the cargo turboprop market.

The long-term sustainable growth of air transport will hinge on the development of net zero carbon propulsion technologies and NASA has taken a concrete step toward fostering the development of one such option.

French president Emmanuel Macron says the first commercial aircraft relying on hydrogen should be in service by 2030, earlier than Airbus’ stated target of 2035.

There is increasing talk of 100% sustainable aviation fuel, up from the current 50% blend limit. But it is not as simple as just pouring more biofuel

A service that allows lessors, banks and other aircraft owners to track and report the emissions from their portfolios has been launched by Irish financial services company Fexco and U.S. aviation risk management consultancy Avocet.

Germany aerospace center DLR has broken ground on a test site for hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.

Domestic and foreign airlines operating in Japan will need an estimated 2.3 billion liters (613 million gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, concludes a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL).

A shift from electric and hybrid-electric propulsion toward hydrogen is evident among sustainable aircraft projects announced so far this year, according to European consultancy Roland Berger.

U.S. startup Prometheus Fuels expects to begin delivering commercial quantities of its carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel toward the end of 2022.

The manufacturer wants to reconnect and network with fellow aerospace professionals to understand their strategies, ambitions, and network plans.

The airline industry is now aiming for a net-zero emissions target, to be reached by 2050.