Sustainability

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.

The world met in Madrid in December at the United Nations COP25 summit to discuss climate change and emissions reduction. Given the sharply increased

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.

The R&D programs underway to transition the aviation industry to a net-zero carbon producer.

Finnair is asserting that sustainability will be a key driver for its 2020-2025 strategy period, with its long-awaited decision for a new narrowbody fleet as the most significant contributor to the airline’s agenda.

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.

New generations of fuels can drastically reduce carbon emissions without harming the food supply or the environment.