Op-Ed: The case for green intermodality and integrating aviation
Even in the face of the climate crisis, there is a future for aviation. There are benefits to people being able to travel around this world ... Continue Reading
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Can UK aviation really meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050?
A commitment by the UK’s aviation industry to cut its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 while adding 70% more passengers has been met wit... Continue Reading
Incentives sought as France aims to make 50% of jet fuel sustainable
Air France, Airbus and Safran have tentatively welcomed plans by the French government to build a large enough national aviation biofuel ind... Continue Reading
Slim seats are an eco-start but recycling makes bigger difference: AIRA
Slimline economy class seats get mixed #PaxEx reviews, especially when they’re used by airlines to add more rows in tightly-configured... Continue Reading
Airlines make the case for sustainable aviation without shame or taxes
During the IATA Global Media Days in Geneva, airlines, industry suppliers, and other experts came together to present the case for sustainab... Continue Reading
A seaplane flies commercial aviation into the electric era
The long-anticipated dawn of electric commercial aviation came on 10 December – not from a major manufacturer, but through a collaboration b... Continue Reading
New year, new sustainable goals in commercial aviation
If 2019 was the year of “Flight Shame”, 2020 may just be the year of “Flight Redemption” as airlines big and small roll out (or at least, pu... Continue Reading
Boeing ecoDemonstrator starts Safran, Diehl and KID smart galley trials
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, first established in 2012, continues to advance in its exploration of technologies that can help make avia... Continue Reading
Reshaping UK aviation taxes could incentivize use of sustainable fuels
Rewarding airlines that use sustainable aviation fuels by cutting the amount of air passenger duty (APD) they pay to the UK Government could... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines’ vertical farm-to-plane program shows promise
It’s a blustery, gray day as our rideshare rolls up to a hulking industrial building on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey. Sandwiche... Continue Reading
Key ways aviation is trying to improve its environmental credentials
As the Flight Shame movement gains traction in parts of Europe and some travelers vow not to fly, the aviation industry is under heightened ... Continue Reading
Airline catering association argues for special case on plastics laws
The strength of feeling with which the world has been grappling with the amount of plastic waste, single-use plastics and plastic marine lit... Continue Reading
French aviation tax and internal flight ban highlight externality risk
The French government is instituting a new aviation tax from 2020 in order to add €180m of investment in transport modes with lower environm... Continue Reading
Campaign for EU-wide aviation tax to tackle climate change gathers pace
Calls for the introduction of a European Union-wide environmental tax on aviation grew louder last week when ministers from across the bloc ... Continue Reading
Hi Fly urges other airlines to follow its plastic-free lead
Portugal’s Hi Fly is confident passengers will pay up to €2 ($2.26) more per long-haul flight to travel on an airline that has elimina... Continue Reading
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