Sustainability and Environment

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

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Safran Tests Phileas Hybrid-electric Demonstrator

Work is aimed at powering future short- and medium-haul aircraft

Safran Aircraft Engines test stand in Istres

EBAA Voices Concerns Over EU-ETS Plan's Impact on Bizav

Proposal could discriminate against business aviation sector

Regulations and Government

business jet fueling at Le Bourget

Dreamliner Set to Fly As New Boeing ecoDemonstrator

Green aviation partnership is backed by Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa

Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator test bed aircraft

Safran Turbogenerator Will Power Electra Hybrid Aircraft

Electra recently received FAA G-1 issue paper defining certification path

Safran TG600 turbogenerator

Videos

European Business Aviation Insists It is a Key Part of the Climate Change Solution

EBAA Secretary General Holger Krahmer speaks to us

Regulations and Government

Business jet taking off at Geneva airport

Airbus Sets An Example With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Use

The airframer is testing the ability to use 100% SAF.

February 20, 2024

Airbus A350-1000 nose at airport

How a Zero Carbon Electric Helicopter Could Save Lives and the Planet

How a Zero Carbon Electric Helicopter Could Save Lives and the Planet

December 15, 2022

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

November 15, 2021

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Composite Specialist Toray Marks 100th Anniversary

Founded in 1926, Toray has more than 60 years of aerospace experience

Sustainability and Environment

Toray composite materials

ICAO Urges Greater Member State CORSIA Cooperation

Eligible carbon credit offset scheme requires multi-national alignment

Sustainability and Environment

ICAO building with flag

Report: Australia Has Enough SAF Feedstock for 2030 Needs

Country is just developing production capacity

Sustainability and Environment

SAF Flasks in lab

Rolls-Royce's Hydrogen Capabilities Await Market Maturity

Efficiency of existing products remains key to OEM’s sustainability strategy

Sustainability and Environment

Rolls-Royce engine in test rig

Airbus and MTU Launch Hydrogen Propulsion Venture

New initiative focused on commercial applications for electric hydrogen fuel cell engines

Four-engine narrowbody digital rendering

GKN-backed Start-up Focuses on Electric Motors

A joint venture with the University of Nottingham is a product of the H2Gear program

Sustainability and Environment

GKN Global Technology Center

Gulfstream SAF Testing Shows Contrail Emission Cuts

G800 with Pearl 700 engine flew neat SAF; modded G700 served as flying laboratory

Sustainability and Environment

A Gulfstream G800 flew on 100% neat SAF while a modified G700 measured contrail emissions, in an industry-first campaign at altitudes up to 50,000 feet.

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu

GAMA Pushes for Industry Recognition in EC Strategy

Industry group submits policy white paper in response to EC call for evidence

Regulations and Government

Daher Aircraft TBM980

SAF Book-and-claim Could Cover Non-EU Airports

EBAA praises ‘encouraging direction’ amid ongoing lobbying efforts

Sustainability and Environment

Overview of front page of EASA sustainability portal website

EU Court Overturns Bizav’s Sustainability Criteria Exclusion

European General Court says business aviation should be part of “green taxonomy”

Sustainability and Environment

Dassault Aviation jet with SAF

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Opens in Washington State

Facility uses renewable electricity to produce sustainable fuel from air

Sustainability and Environment

Twelve's SAF refinery in Moses Lake, Washington

Air bp Marks Centennial of Aircraft Refueling Service

Energy group supported flight pioneers in the 1920s

Air bp refuelling in 1927

More Operators Sign for Vaeridion’s Electric Microliner

General Atomics plans to use Vaeridion’s batteries for its drones

Vaeridion at ILA 2026

IATA: SAF Production Volumes Still Disappointing

Global sustainable aviation fuel production is still less than 1% of jet fuel use

Sustainability and Environment

SAF tanker at loading rack

Electric Aviation Innovators Call for Bizjet Taxes

Open letter to European Commission calls for more support and tax reform

Sustainability and Environment

Vaeridion Microliner

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