Sustainability

Fuel supplier Q8Aviation has delivered initial supplies of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to London Gatwick Airport, with the initial flight to use it—an easyJet service on Oct. 27.

Issues extend to everyday business practices, such as using repairs instead of new parts.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.

New NASA green airliner study to go beyond agency’s sustainable X-plane to include technology for broader reduced environmental impacts.

Fuel-cell cargo drone; Electric air racers; LeoLabs down under; Hydrogen box wing; 100% SAF flights.

As operators expand their go-green efforts, pushback against the use-and-discard pattern that underpins much of the new spare-parts business could grow.

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After NBAA-BACE was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the business aviation community reconvened in Las Vegas.

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

Aviation’s existential threat is not COVID; it’s the environment.

LATAM sustainability director Juan José Tohá explains the Latin American carrier’s sustainability pathway. –Interview by WESLEY CHARNOCK What’s at the

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.

Daily disasters help define the global environmental problem.

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.