Safran tests fuel-saving technology to power aircraft electronics
French aerospace company Safran has begun flight-testing an efficient aircraft cabin electrical distribution system which it says will be 10... Continue Reading
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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
Hi Fly’s marine conservation A330 sends a big CSR message
When it comes to corporate social responsibility, airlines have a unique opportunity to raise awareness of good causes, including partnershi... Continue Reading
Turkish Airlines turns to all-natural materials for new inflight toys
Turkish Airlines is seeking to bolster its sustainability credentials with the introduction of new inflight toys made from all-natural mater... Continue Reading
Virgin drops controversial forest project from carbon offset program
Virgin Atlantic Airways has stopped selling credits related to a controversial forestry project in Cambodia under its passenger carbon offse... Continue Reading
UK firm seeks to reduce ocean plastic waste with new inflight skincare
Few who watched the recent BBC Blue Planet II episode depicting the plight of a mother pilot whale mourning her dead calf, which had likely ... Continue Reading
US airlines seek to convince Trump to uphold CORSIA commitment
US airlines are urging the Trump administration to uphold President Obama’s commitment to participate in the voluntary phase of ICAO&#... 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
Virgin investigates claims its carbon offset scheme is damaging forests
Virgin Atlantic Airways is looking into claims made by an environmental NGO which suggest that a forestry project used in the airline’... Continue Reading
Countries move to adopt aircraft emissions standard at varying pace
European regulators have set the wheels in motion to incorporate the new global aircraft CO2 emissions certification standard, adopted earli... Continue Reading
UK firm makes breakthrough on recycling carbon fibre used in aviation
A UK-based company that has been working with Boeing to find a large-scale recycling solution for carbon fibre from the aerospace industry s... 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
Recycling solution for aircraft interiors moves closer
Manufacturers and teardown companies are continuing their quest to find ways of recycling the last remaining fifth of an aircraft – primaril... Continue Reading
Airlines and passengers can play big role in fighting wildlife trafficking
GENEVA – Airlines are unwittingly transporting billions of dollars’ worth of critically endangered animals and by-products across thei... Continue Reading
Efforts to rein in aviation emissions continue to spur disagreement
If you thought last year’s agreement at ICAO to adopt the world’s first market-based measure to control international aviation emissions had... Continue Reading
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