Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
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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
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
Press Release: Flitetec launches aviation grade cleaning solution
A water-based antibacterial cleaner for soft furnishings, leather and plastics, called MX14 Aero, was slated to launch this week at the Airc... 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
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award shortlist revealed
Cramped seating, grey walls and a bad conscience: for many, air travel remains both indispensable and not always comfortable in 2020. The Cr... 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
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