Safran, GE target open-fan RISE engine at -20% fuel burn by 2030s
PARIS: On what would have been the first day of this year’s Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Safran and GE announced a generational efficiency ... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Boeing and Alaska partner on ecoDemonstrator program
Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 te... Continue Reading
United Airlines forges pact for Boom Supersonic airliners
Interested in flying from Newark to London in just three-and-a-half hours? Nearly eighteen years after the Concorde stopped flying, United A... Continue Reading
Boltaron achieves true recycling of aerospace grade thermoplastic
As aviation begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the industry is doubling down on its efforts to achieve a more environmentally sustai... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Ready to fly; has COVID reset expectations?
We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast, Episode 74, the audio recording of which was published on 11 March 2021. Intro... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Ready to fly, but has COVID reset expectations?
Welcome to Episode 74 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience. In this episode, available on A... Continue Reading
CO2 sucked from the air and turned into jet fuel shows promise
Efforts are underway in Europe to develop electro-fuels for airlines using carbon dioxide captured directly from the atmosphere as a feedsto... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus, partners embrace open approach to decarbonizing
Paris region, Groupe ADP, Air France-KLM and Airbus are launching a call for expressions of interest to explore the opportunities generated ... Continue Reading
Oneworld defends sightseeing flights as it commits to net zero by 2050
Oneworld this month became the first global airline alliance to commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, an announcement that ... Continue Reading
What passenger experience future for Airbus hydrogen aircraft?
Airbus has chosen its preferred technology for the next generation of aircraft power: hydrogen. With the release of three concepts in the re... Continue Reading
Press Release: Finding a better way to measure aviation emissions
The process that airlines must use to calibrate their jet fuel emissions measuring systems is costly and time-consuming. But researchers at ... Continue Reading
Paper for plastic? John Horsfall offers new waste wood cabin options
In the age of COVID-19, passenger hygiene has become a hot commodity. So has the amount of single-use, disposable plastic used on the aircra... Continue Reading
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
Increasing reusability of airline inflight amenity kits
Airlines that skimp on amenity kits are choosing a false economy. Aviation is a competitive business and people still make choices based on ... Continue Reading
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