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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Delta signs hydrogen and SAF deals as industry growth scrutinized
Delta Air Lines stepped up its sustainability efforts this month by signing a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to collaborate on the ... Continue Reading
Sun-to-liquid jet fuel market heats up as Swiss aims to be first user
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss will harness the power of the sun next year when it becomes the launch customer for a carbon-neutral solar fue... Continue Reading
Airbus picks CFM and GE engine for A380 ZEROe hydrogen testbed
Airbus and Safran-GE joint venture CFM will flight test a direct hydrogen combustion engine aboard Airbus’ A380 MSN1 test platform, the comp... Continue Reading
New global SAF declaration lacks detail and ambition, argue critics
Singapore Airlines and three aerospace OEMs have signed a new declaration calling for global industry players to work together to increase t... Continue Reading
Airlines team with green groups to demand ambitious EU SAF goals
Calls for a faster transition to cleaner jet fuels in Europe grew louder this week with airlines and environmental groups uniting for the fi... Continue Reading
Airbus and partners to establish aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Eager to make concrete contributions to the aviation industry’s quest for sustainability, Airbus has inked a memorandum of understandi... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Systems helps airlines go green with cadre of digital tools
As a leading airline IT provider that recognizes industry is undergoing a huge transformation towards a more sustainable future, Lufthansa S... Continue Reading
Dickson: Freedom to fly brings environmental responsibility
Scaling up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) — and incentivizing industry adoption with a proposed SAF tax credit — is a key par... Continue Reading
Aviation’s net-zero ambitions meet resistance in run-up to COP26
Amid the flurry of aviation-related announcements that have preceded next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in ... Continue Reading
Airlines put faith in SAF as environmental pressure mounts
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will play an “absolutely critical” role in reducing the air transport industry’s impact o... Continue Reading
Analysis: Airbus’ frank and open climate crisis panel
It’s rare in aviation that the different interests in civil society and across industry — airframers, airports and airlines — have public an... Continue Reading
Airline industry ups climate ambitions as clock ticks on ICAO goal
As pressure mounts on ICAO to agree a long-term climate goal for aviation at its 41st assembly next year, the industry appears poised to inc... Continue Reading
Air traffic management: decarbonisation’s low-hanging fruit?
Of all the measures, proposals, technologies and prospective breakthroughs discussed at Airbus’ sustainability summit this month in Toulouse... Continue Reading
Airbus’ Summit on sustainability opens for complicated questions
During its two-day sustainability summit this week, Airbus created a space where players from throughout aviation — and beyond — came togeth... Continue Reading