Sustainability

With a global offsetting scheme confirmed as the near-term mechanism for capping growth in carbon emissions from international flights, the aviation

Shell Aviation has a presence at some 900 airports in about 60 countries supplying aviation fuel. The company fuels an aircraft every 14 seconds and

Etihad Airways is targeting halving its net carbon emissions by 2035 and achieving net zero emission status by 2050, the airline said Jan. 15.

Airlines are under more pressure than ever before to step up efforts to reduce their impact on climate change.

Increasingly detailed work continues to show efficiency benefits from the incremental hybridization of aircraft propulsion

More airlines are buying sustainable fuel and more production capacity is coming on line, but cost remains a major issue.

Airlines For America’s Nancy Young says the industry is making huge strides in making aviation cleaner. Is it enough? Listen in – and then you decide.

Tempo of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program to accelerate amid renewed focus on sustainability and advanced technology initiatives.

Boeing’s EcoDemonstrator initiative is part of a greater focus on advanced operational efficiency and long-term sustainable growth.

U.S. developing scientific license agreements for commercial satellite data

The U.S. military must confront climate change head-on by adapting to extreme weather and developing resiliency.

Airlines have seen fast growth since 2010, victims of their own success as fight against climate change moves to forefront.

Electric and hybrid power makes inroads as engine-makers face continuing challenges in commercial and military sectors.

Why the time is now for commercial aviation to take steps to reduce its carbon footprint.

Startups are jostling with household names to take a slice of the emerging electrified aircraft propulsion market.

Are these seemingly mutually exclusive goals attainable in an increasingly environmentally concerned world? It was on the agenda at the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference in Canberra, Australia, from where senior editor Guy Norris discusses everything from biofuels and more electric aviation to hypersonics and long range commercial operations with the Society’s Prof. Ric Parker and Prof. Andrew Neely.

Rolls-Royce proposes use of sustainable fuel blends is mandated to incentivize production and accelerate the reduction of aviation CO2 emissions.

European partnerships and initiatives are the focus of ATW’s first Sustainability Spotlight column, featuring projects aimed at making aviation even greener.

People can now afford to fly for the first time, thanks to the worldwide boom in LCCs.

The next-generation regional turboprop may be smaller aircraft powered by a new wave of hybrid-electric propulsion systems.

Sustainable aviation fuel volumes are attainable if airline, OEM and fuel-producer partnerships continue to invest time, talent and money in the process.