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United Airlines-backed NEXT defends proposed Oregon biofuel refinery

NEXT Renewable Fuels, which recently secured a multimillion dollar investment commitment from United Airlines, is confident it can secure al... Continue Reading

Canadian climate solutions company Carbon Engineering facility. A view of the rocky mountains in the background.

Aviation industry starts to pour money into carbon-removal tech

Airbus and Air Canada recently announced separate multimillion dollar investments in Carbon Engineering, a Canadian company that specializes... Continue Reading

A Boeing 787 flying high above the earth. This image shows the wing of the aircraft.

Airline SAF pledges pick up pace ahead of COP27 climate summit

Announcements from airlines on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) commitments are coming thick and fast in the run-up to the COP27 climate summ... Continue Reading

The aircraft interior of LATAM. A meal is being displayed on the aircraft tray table. Image: LATAM

LATAM details final hurdles in race to eradicate single-use plastics

LATAM Airlines Group says it has eliminated three-quarters of single-use plastics from its onboard service products, and is evaluating susta... Continue Reading

Two aircraft windows onboard an Airbus A321 flying high over the Atlantic ocean. Aviation is tackling non-CO2 emissions such as the contrails produced by this and other aircraft

Spotlight on aviation’s climate impact shifts to non-CO2 effects

Non-CO2 emissions from aircraft account for as much as two-thirds of the aviation industry’s impact on climate change, yet their effec... Continue Reading

Lufthansa’s new booking path Green Fares beg green questions

Airlines are testing out a variety of initiatives to increase the amount of passengers choosing to pay to offset the carbon emitted by their... Continue Reading

Pittsburgh International Airport has installed more than 9,000 solar panels as part of its new first-of-its-kind microgrid. This is a field of solar panels

Sustainability and savings drive Pittsburgh Airport microgrid

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) recently celebrated a full year’s operation of its microgrid project, which features an on-site natur... Continue Reading

Overture supersonic aircraft in flight over a green field

Europe starts defining green requirements for supersonic jets

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officials have taken an important early step towards defining European requirements for superso... Continue Reading

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at a sunset

How Kempegowda International is harvesting sunlight and rainwater

Kempegowda International Airport, a greenfield project serving the southern Indian city of Bengaluru (also called Bangalore), began supporti... Continue Reading

Airplane flying above the forest, bottom view, to connote the importance of protecting our environment and promoting sustainability

Aviation stakeholders propose cabin changes to improve sustainability

HAMBURG — As the world of aviation attempts to find a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic, the return of the Passenger Experience Confere... Continue Reading

A grey ATR X-Space seat with side table are displayed with orange accents at the AIX 2022 show floor.

ATR eyes quick-swap cabin to position turboprops as jet alternative

HAMBURG — The age of the turboprop is here…again. Aircraft manufacturer ATR, makers of the longstanding ATR 42 and 72, is making a str... Continue Reading

Eithad's new sustainable tableware is black and clear with a sleek modern look.

Etihad goes full-reuse with new closed-loop economy meal tableware

Etihad is the latest airline to redesign its economy class meal experience with an eye towards reuse and sustainability, with a new set of r... Continue Reading

An aircraft flying high overhead set against a clear blue sky, with a tree and buds seen in the foreground. SAF

Report criticizes UK Jet Zero for failure to restrict flight demand

The UK Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ strategy for cutting aviation emissions, which includes plans to operate a transatlantic fl... Continue Reading

Europe on track to shunt more air passengers onto rail

Moves are underway in Europe to make it easier for travelers to use rail services as an alternative to short-haul flights, and recent announ... Continue Reading

Plant-based burger on a bun with all the dressings. A bowl of fries sits beside it. This can be found on BA's new menus

Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals

As airlines increase their focus on sustainability, the carbon emissions footprint from the food they serve passengers inflight — and in pre... Continue Reading

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