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
Tag Archives: biofuel
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
Podcast 070 Transcribed: Suppliers assess MAX production pause
Musical Intro Mary Kirby: Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, available on Apple and Google podcasts. This is episode 70 of the show where we tal... Continue Reading
Podcast 070: Considerations as suppliers assess MAX production pause
Welcome to Episode 070 of the #PaxEx podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world... 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
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
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
Press Release: Finnair flies ‘Push for change’ biofuel flights from SFO
Finnair is flying the first biofuel flights backed by its “Push for change” carbon decreasing initiative this week. The first Finnair flight... Continue Reading
Praetorian Perfection: Flying the Praetor 600 bizjet to EBACE
An offer from Embraer Executive Jets to fly aboard its super-midsize Praetor 600 business jet to the European Business Aviation Convention a... Continue Reading
Airlines urged to ditch the greenwash and commit to alternative fuels
Airlines are “still coming to grips with what’s realistic and what isn’t” when it comes to using sustainable alterna... Continue Reading
IAG urges airlines to prepare for CORSIA amid fear of regulatory force
International Airlines Group (IAG) chief executive Willie Walsh warns that if the airline industry fails to attain its emissions-reduction g... Continue Reading
Airline industry’s sustainable jet fuel plan hits stumbling block
Last week’s ICAO Conference on Alternative Aviation Fuels in Mexico City failed to secure the consensus needed to work towards achieving the... Continue Reading
Aviation denies claims that green fuel plan is Trojan horse for palm oil
Airline industry representatives have strongly rejected suggestions put forward this week by a group of environmental NGOs that the planned ... Continue Reading
SIA joins airlines seeking to turn biofuel trickle into a flood
Singapore Airlines is hoping its recently-announced operation of 12 long-haul flights partially powered by renewable jet fuel will help the ... Continue Reading
Bar opens for alcohol jet fuel, but will airlines line up to buy it?
Alaska Airlines last week became the first carrier to operate commercial flights using a 20% blend of a newly-certified, renewable alcohol-t... Continue Reading
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