Sustainability

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.

CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.

Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?

Aviation regulators should start planning around the danger that aircraft impose on flyers and nonflyers alike through climate change.

Costain will assess the conditions required for storing hydrogen and the impact of its use on aircraft turnaround times at airports.

Velis Electro in the U.S.; Honeywell UAV satcom; water-based cubesat propulsion; faster SAF path; drone delivery partnership.

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.

Ampaire completes trial flights with hybrid-electric testbed on regional airline route in Scotland.

Supported by the UK’s Future Flight Challenge, the SATE project is establishing a low-carbon aviation test center at Kirkwall.

New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air has confirmed its launch orders with Swedish startup Heart Aerospace for an initial three ES-19 electric 19-passenger aircraft.

The U.S. startup’s Electric EEL completed several flights on a representative regional airline route from Kirkwall Airport on the island of Orkney to Wick John O’Groats Airport some 40 mi. away on the Scottish mainland.

Lee Noble, director of NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s Integrated Aviation Systems Program, recently updated the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration effort.

Sustainable aviation fuel and new, more efficient aircraft are central to Embraer’s ESG goals.

First, step on the scale. Next, business aviation FBOs are looking at ways to become more green.

UK startup Electric Aircraft Group (EAG) has secured an investment from Irish regional airline CityJet to advance its plans to develop a hydrogen-electric 90-seat regional aircraft for entry into service in 2030.

U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.

The test brings ZeroAvia a step closer to first flight of a Dornier 228 testbed powered by the system before the end of the year.

The Singapore government is currently reviewing a feasibility study developed alongside industry players on mixing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with conventional jet fuel in a bid to increase the uptake of SAF in the island state.

Germany’s APC and wet-lease carrier Hi Fly work to improve the fuel efficiency of in-service A330s.

Gatwick has launched its new Decade of Change strategy to reduce the airport's direct carbon emissions by 80% of 1990 levels.

Startup Regent plans to have a piloted 12-passenger seaglider on the market by 2025 as a replacement for seaplanes and water taxis, followed by a 50-passenger vehicle that the company sees replacing not only ferries, but regional turboprops and jets.

Avelo, an all-Boeing 737 Next Generation-series operator, plans to tap its flight data and GE’s repository of algorithms to monitor and improve its operation across the board.

Aviation has been accustomed to being described as a culprit for climate change, but it should also see itself as a likely casualty.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects ranging from the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide to processing of sewage have been shortlisted for funding under a UK government contest designed to promote alternative fuel production technologies at commercial scale.