Environment

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

Latest

EPA extends compliance date for fuel rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the compliance date for certain rules relating to fuel spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SP

Regulations and Government

July 28, 2009

Synthetic fuels stride toward approval

The prospect of synthetic fuel qualification took an important step closer to reality last month when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee pass

Environment

July 28, 2009

Aviation excluded from House climate bill

Although the House removed from H.R.2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” (ACES), a provision that would have set carbon emissions sta

Regulations and Government

July 28, 2009

Emissions Trading for Aviation: the Theory

Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning Jan.

Environment

July 28, 2009

Videos

Helping To Heal the ETS Headaches

Former NetJets Europe and Tag Aviation executive David Carlisle has set up his own company, ETS Aviation, to help aircraft operators comply with Europe’s n

Environment

July 28, 2009

UK extends deadline for ETS

The UK government is pushing back the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and

Environment

July 27, 2009

UK Postpones Emissions Registration Deadline

The UK government is delaying the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and to

Environment

July 9, 2009

Synthetic Fuels Move Toward Acceptance

The possibility of commercially available synthetic jet fuels took a step closer to reality last week when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee

Environment

July 2, 2009

Jet Republic Commits To CO2-offset Program

Portugal-based private air services start-up Jet Republic joined Bombardier Aerospace’s carbon offset program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs, se

Environment

June 30, 2009

Aviation Omitted from House Cap-and-Trade Bill

A last-minute revision to legislation passed by the U.S.

Regulations and Government

June 30, 2009

Bizav’s carbon conundrum

With Europe set to begin cap-and-trade of aviation emissions in 2012, and Congress working on legislation that would cap the greenhouse gases that have bee

Environment

June 29, 2009

Honeywell Biofuel Tests Under Way

Honeywell last month said it completed initial testing of renewable jet fuel on its 131-9 APU and TFE731-5 turbofan engine.

Environment

June 29, 2009

Aviation cracking environmental challenges

With oil prices and financial markets so unstable, one could easily assume that global warming and alternative fuels are far from the minds of most aircraf

Environment

June 4, 2009

California charter firm runs new hangar on solar power

Avjet’s new solar-powered hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., represents not only the most current environmentally friendly building design but

Environment

June 4, 2009

Clean Sky initiative still facing some major delays

Europe’s aerospace industry is blaming the European Commission for major delays in the Clean Sky joint technology initiative (JTI), a significant aerospace

Environment

June 4, 2009

Industry makes progress toward ‘greener’ aviation

Aviation will become greener in small steps rather than the giant leaps hoped for in the recent past, but the aviation community is committed to redu

Environment

June 4, 2009

Touching Bases: May 2009 Jet-A prices

May 2009 Jet-A fuel chart.

Environment

June 3, 2009

Honeywell To Test Biofuel in APUs, Engines

Honeywell Aerospace is gearing up for biofuel tests on its APUs and engines this summer in a bid to stay ahead of the alternative fuel push.

Environment

June 2, 2009

Conklin Unveils CO2 Calculator

Conklin & de Decker developed a new carbon dioxide calculator for business aircraft.

Environment

June 2, 2009

Emissions Plans Could Hobble Bizav, de Decker Says

Conklin & de Decker cofounder and president Bill de Decker is warning that the proposed <link news/single-news-page/article/aviation-may-be-included-in-inf

Regulations and Government

June 2, 2009

Environment

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

Latest

EPA extends compliance date for fuel rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the compliance date for certain rules relating to fuel spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SP

Synthetic fuels stride toward approval

The prospect of synthetic fuel qualification took an important step closer to reality last month when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee pass

Aviation excluded from House climate bill

Although the House removed from H.R.2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” (ACES), a provision that would have set carbon emissions sta

Emissions Trading for Aviation: the Theory

Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning Jan.

Videos

More Articles

Helping To Heal the ETS Headaches

Former NetJets Europe and Tag Aviation executive David Carlisle has set up his own company, ETS Aviation, to help aircraft operators comply with Europe’s n

UK extends deadline for ETS

The UK government is pushing back the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and

UK Postpones Emissions Registration Deadline

The UK government is delaying the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and to

Synthetic Fuels Move Toward Acceptance

The possibility of commercially available synthetic jet fuels took a step closer to reality last week when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee

Jet Republic Commits To CO2-offset Program

Portugal-based private air services start-up Jet Republic joined Bombardier Aerospace’s carbon offset program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs, se

Aviation Omitted from House Cap-and-Trade Bill

A last-minute revision to legislation passed by the U.S.

Bizav’s carbon conundrum

With Europe set to begin cap-and-trade of aviation emissions in 2012, and Congress working on legislation that would cap the greenhouse gases that have bee

Honeywell Biofuel Tests Under Way

Honeywell last month said it completed initial testing of renewable jet fuel on its 131-9 APU and TFE731-5 turbofan engine.

Aviation cracking environmental challenges

With oil prices and financial markets so unstable, one could easily assume that global warming and alternative fuels are far from the minds of most aircraf

California charter firm runs new hangar on solar power

Avjet’s new solar-powered hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., represents not only the most current environmentally friendly building design but

Clean Sky initiative still facing some major delays

Europe’s aerospace industry is blaming the European Commission for major delays in the Clean Sky joint technology initiative (JTI), a significant aerospace

Industry makes progress toward ‘greener’ aviation

Aviation will become greener in small steps rather than the giant leaps hoped for in the recent past, but the aviation community is committed to redu

Touching Bases: May 2009 Jet-A prices

May 2009 Jet-A fuel chart.

Honeywell To Test Biofuel in APUs, Engines

Honeywell Aerospace is gearing up for biofuel tests on its APUs and engines this summer in a bid to stay ahead of the alternative fuel push.

Conklin Unveils CO2 Calculator

Conklin & de Decker developed a new carbon dioxide calculator for business aircraft.

Emissions Plans Could Hobble Bizav, de Decker Says

Conklin & de Decker cofounder and president Bill de Decker is warning that the proposed <link news/single-news-page/article/aviation-may-be-included-in-inf

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