Sustainability and Environment
New Organization Champions E-aviation
With its official launch reception, the Eco-Aviation Foundation is on a mission to foster awareness and adoption of electric and hybrid aircraft.
Eco-Aviation Foundation president Scott Burgess (left) fields questions from the audience at the foundation launch reception at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. Keynote speakers at the event were Kevin Noertker (center), co-founder and CEO of hybrid-powered aircraft remanufacturer Ampaire, and electric aircraft manufacturer Bye Aerospace's CEO George Bye. The two companies currently have actual flying aircraft, which they hope to bring to market in the next few years. (Photo: Curt Epstein)
Eco-Aviation Foundation president Scott Burgess (left) fields questions from the audience at the foundation launch reception at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. Keynote speakers at the event were Kevin Noertker (center), co-founder and CEO of hybrid-powered aircraft remanufacturer Ampaire, and electric aircraft manufacturer Bye Aerospace's CEO George Bye. The two companies currently have actual flying aircraft, which they hope to bring to market in the next few years. (Photo: Curt Epstein)

With a mission to promote awareness and the early adoption of hybrid and electric aircraft, along with the development of infrastructure at airports to support them, the Eco-Aviation Foundation International, a 501 C3 non-profit organization, launched recently, with a kick-off event at the Museum of Flying at California’s Santa Monica Airport. With dozens of companies currently working on such aircraft, many view their eventual acceptance as the biggest shift in the industry since the introduction of the jet engine.