Aviation’s net-zero ambitions meet resistance in run-up to COP26
Amid the flurry of aviation-related announcements that have preceded next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in ... Continue Reading
Author: Kerry Reals
Airlines put faith in SAF as environmental pressure mounts
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will play an “absolutely critical” role in reducing the air transport industry’s impact o... Continue Reading
Airline industry ups climate ambitions as clock ticks on ICAO goal
As pressure mounts on ICAO to agree a long-term climate goal for aviation at its 41st assembly next year, the industry appears poised to inc... Continue Reading
Covid transatlantic travel: Plan meticulously and expect high costs
Having recently returned to the UK after traveling to the US, via Dublin, for a long-awaited family reunion, my advice to anyone considering... Continue Reading
OneWeb ramping up aero activity in advance of 2023 IFC debut
OneWeb is “fully on track” to complete the launch of its 648-strong global constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites by the mi... Continue Reading
Inside the fight to stop illegal wildlife trade post-COVID
As passengers take to the skies in greater numbers after the COVID-19 pandemic, so too could a less desirable commodity: illegal wildlife pr... Continue Reading
Cut carbon or face passenger exodus, Europe’s airlines warned
Policymakers have welcomed the European aviation industry’s roadmap for reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 as an impor... 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
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
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
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
Phasor and Gogo advance work on Ku electronically steerable antenna
Phasor is “roughly on schedule” for the first version of the electronically steerable antenna (ESA) it is developing in partners... 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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