Green Wing

Rendering of the new JFK Terminal One entrance. There is a large globe with the letters "JFK". This terminal will be run with solar power.

JFK joins growing list of airports turning to the sun to cut emissions

New York JFK’s New Terminal One will be powered by a solar microgrid aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing resilie... Continue Reading

Etihad Greenliner on the runway taking off at sunrise.

Etihad inks pact to prevent planet-warming aircraft contrails

Etihad Airways has taken steps to address the non-CO2 climate impact of its operations by signing a contrail-management agreement with UK-ba... Continue Reading

Energia Family 2022 Formation Flight Image: Embraer/Eduardo Kui

Embraer targets hybrid- and hydrogen-electric concepts under Energia

Embraer’s Energia sustainable aircraft development program has narrowed its focus to 19-30-seaters in both the hydrogen fuel cell and ... Continue Reading

Illustration of green hydrogen production. H2 is in the center of this image, flanked by a fuel plant, a truck, a car and a plane flying overhead. Windmills are seen in the distance, and clouds are in the sky.

Airbus details hydrogen plans as EDF warns about possible leaks

As Airbus disclosed more details last week about its plans to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft to help decarbonize the aviation industry, E... Continue Reading

Airbus A350 Airspace Explorer testbed aircraft parked at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, waiting for journalists to board

A350 testbed demos ‘most energy efficient flight’ in advance of 4D

MUNICH — With 30% sustainable aviation fuel and 70% kerosene-based jet fuel in its tanks, Airbus’ Airspace Explorer A350-900 flight test air... Continue Reading

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

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