Environment

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

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Atlantic Aviation Adds SAF in Aspen

Atlantic Aviation announced it is now carrying sustainable aviation fuel at its Aspen-Pitkin County Airport FBO in Colorado.

Environment

April 23, 2021

Bye Electric eFlyer 800 Seeks To End King Air's Reign

Bye Aerospace says its eFlyer 800 will carry up to nine people on flights of up to 500 nm, powered by a pair of new Safran electric motors.

Aircraft

April 22, 2021

IAG Sets Goal To Power 10 percent of Flights with SAF by 2030

British Airways’ parent company commits to buying 1 million tonnes of SAF each year.

Aircraft

April 22, 2021

NBAA Launches Flight Dept Sustainability Program

NBAA used this morning’s Earth Day edition of its news hour webinar to announce the launch of its new Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program.

Environment

April 22, 2021

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Fortune 500 Companies Back New SAF Group

Environmental groups and Fortune 500 companies join forces in the launch of the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance.

Environment

April 20, 2021

Eurocontrol Outlines Means To Cut CO2 by 25 percent by 2030

A new paper published by Eurocontrol asserts that through collaborative efforts, aviation can cut emissions by a quarter with existing technology.

Airlines

April 20, 2021

EBAA Holds First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit

EBAA today hosted its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit with a slate of industry experts, regulators, aircraft operators, and fuel companies.

Environment

April 20, 2021

Renewable Aviation Fuel Hub Expands in California

Tanker trucks can now directly load Neste sustainable aviation fuel at the Selby fuel distribution terminal near San Francisco, improving its distribution.

Environment

April 19, 2021

Russian Partners Set To Fly Hybrid-electric Airliner Testbed

High-temperature superconductivity specialist SuperOx is providing a new electric motor and generator for a converted Yak-40 regional airliner.

Environment

April 16, 2021

Colorado Sees First Continuous SAF Supply

Colorado’s Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) became the first location in Colorado to continually stock sustainable aviation fuel.

Airports

April 16, 2021

Atlantic Switches To Renewable Diesel at KLAX

Atlantic Aviation has fully replaced conventional fossil-based diesel fuel with renewable diesel at its Los Angeles International Airport FBO.

Environment

April 16, 2021

NetJets Updates Global Sustainability Efforts

NetJets issues its first biannual report on its global sustainability program launched last October.

Charter & Fractional

April 15, 2021

Alphabet Organizations Launch SAF Oversight Body

Several leading aviation organizations today announced the launch of the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA).

Environment

April 15, 2021

Williams Proves 100 Percent SAF on FJ44

Turbine engine maker Williams International has successfully completed a flight test of its FJ44-4 engine on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.

Engines

April 15, 2021

United Airlines Launches SAF Purchasing Alliance

The Eco-Skies Alliance program aims to help create the economies of scale needed to make sustainable aviation fuel commercially viable.

Airlines

April 13, 2021

Global Jet Capital Creates Carbon-offset Program

The program seeks to provide clients with a simplified process for purchasing verified carbon offsets.

Environment

April 13, 2021

Shell Invests in SAF Producer

The company has joined the investors in LanzaJet, a sustainable aviation fuel producer that has just launched its first commercial production facility.

Environment

April 13, 2021

Air bp Keeps the SAF Flowing

Air bp continues to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with ongoing deliveries at three UK locations.

Environment

April 13, 2021

French Lawmakers Vote To Ban Some Domestic Flights

New restrictions on domestic scheduled air service in France might affect only five routes, but they could portend wider environmental restrictions.

Airlines

April 12, 2021

Signature Flight Support Pumps 1M Gallons of SAF at SFO

Signature Flight Support has pumped more than one million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel at San Francisco International Airport.

Environment

April 8, 2021