A slew of sustainability initiatives continues to be rolled out by the aviation industry as the opening of United Nation’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow at the end of October draws closer.
A research project to improve the sustainability of airports by eliminating emissions and waste, led by Royal Schiphol Group, has been awarded €25 million ($29.5 million) in funding by the European Commission.
Energy giant Chevron and renewable fuel producer Gevo have signed an LOI to build one or more facilities to process inedible corn into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The FAA has issued research contracts worth more than $100 million to six aerospace partner companies and teams under the third phase of its long-running Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program.
In support of U.S. plans to boost sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to at least 3 billion gal. a year by 2030, the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has awarded $64.7 million in funding for 22 projects to produce cost-effective low-carbon biofuels.
The aim of the actions announced is to “re-establish U.S. credibility through ambitious domestic commitments ... [and] demonstrate leadership on aviation ambition at the International Civil Aviation Organization,” the White House said.
The research and technology effort in Europe toward the use of hydrogen in commercial air transport is in full swing, but the readiness level varies depending on the industry segment.
BA is reviewing the items that it gives passengers onboard, cutting plastics wherever possible, as part of its sustainability push under the BA Better World initiative.
IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.
The Netherlands aerospace center Royal NLR is conducting a series of flights with an electric aircraft under an initiative to help airports gain knowledge on the feasibility, potential and handling of electric-powered aircraft.
Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
For one large commuter airline in the U.S., the lessons it is learning as the launch operator of a new conventionally powered aircraft could prove invaluable as it embraces electric aircraft.
The study, conducted by the DLR’s Institute of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), focused initially on engine washes as part of a broader effort to develop a modular framework for life-cycle assessment of aircraft maintenance.
