Environment

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

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More Mandates and Messaging Needed To Drive SAF Adoption

The British Business & General Aviation Association discussed a carrot-and-stick approach to overcoming cost-based objections to sustainable aviation fuel.

Environment

March 10, 2022

Signature Introduces SAF at Vail FBO

Signature Flight Support has introduced permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel for retail sale at its Vail Valley Jet Center FBO.

Environment

March 10, 2022

Safran Looks To Decarbonized Future

Safran’s strategy for future powerplants is based on three pillars: more efficient engines, hybrid-electric technologies, and sustainable aviation fuel.

Engines

March 9, 2022

NetJets Set to Offer Fractional Shares in Lilium's eVTOL

The proposed partnership with NetJets marks a shift in business model for eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium, which is recruiting operating partners.

Aircraft

March 8, 2022

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Eagle Orgs See Urgency in Finding Unleaded Avgas

AOPA chief Mark Baker and GAMA's Pete Bunce are encouraged by progress made but said there is no silver bullet yet on unleaded avgas.

Environment

March 4, 2022

Dutch See Nine-seat Electric Aircraft in Service by 2026

A study commissioned by a Dutch agency examined cases in three Caribbean Islands as the basis for its projections on fully electric regional services.

Aircraft

March 1, 2022

Virgin Atlantic Partners with Low-carbon-fuel Developer

Virgin Group has partnered with chemical conversion company Agilyx to develop a new sustainable aviation fuel based on waste plastics.

Environment

February 28, 2022

Leonardo Aims For Hybrid-powered AW09

In efforts to assess helicopter hybrid propulsion, Leonardo has selected its single engine AW09 on which to build its hybrid prototype.

Engines

February 23, 2022

Sentient Achieves Triple-digit Emissions Offsets in 2021

The results come in the first year of the Directional Aviation jet card provider's sustainability program.

Environment

February 22, 2022

Airbus, CFM To Fly Hydrogen-powered A380 Demo by 2026

Testing of a hydrogen-powered A380 would help Airbus meet its stated goal of introducing a narrowbody-class commercial aircraft by 2035.

Aircraft

February 22, 2022

Shell Makes Singapore's First SAF Delivery

Shell has become the first fuel company to bring sustainable aviation fuel to Singapore.

Environment

February 17, 2022

Aircraft Operators Must Submit Noise Data to EASA

Foreign and domestic operators of large aircraft flying under Part 91/135 to airports in the EU will need to register on EASA’s environmental portal.

Environment

February 16, 2022

Lack of Mandates Doesn’t Deter Asian Airlines’ Sustainability Push

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region have accelerated their sustainability efforts even though governments have been slow to mandate carbon-reduction goals.

Airlines

February 15, 2022

Asia-Pacific Region Will Embrace Green Aviation Technology

Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region are poised to serve as a fulcrum for new sustainable aviation technologies.

Aircraft

February 15, 2022

Urban Air Mobility Could Deliver S$4 Billion Boost to Singapore

German eVTOL aircraft developer Volocopter has published its Singapore Roadmap covering the potential for urban air mobility services.

Aircraft

February 14, 2022

LanzaJet To Partner on Second SAF Plant

LanzaJet will partner with Marquis Sustainable Fuel to build an integrated fuel plant with a capacity of 120 million gallons a year in Hennepin, Illinois.

Environment

February 11, 2022

Asia-Pacific at Forefront of Collins Sustainability Efforts

Collins Aerospace has implemented many of its largest and most important industrial sustainability initiatives at its Asia-Pacific facilities.

Environment

February 10, 2022

UK Industry Group Floats Plan For 75-seat Hydrogen Airliner

The UK's Aerospace Technology Institute published a new FlyZero report, but is still awaiting a government decision on funding for zero carbon plans.

Aircraft

February 10, 2022

L.A.-area Airports Offer SAF Options for Super Bowl Week

Operators looking to fuel up on SAF this week for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles will have several options.

Environment

February 9, 2022

ATR Upbeat about Recovery as Orders and Deliveries Gain Steam

Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR recorded 35 sales last year and delivered 31 new aircraft to customers as the pandemic starts to subside.

Aircraft

February 8, 2022