Sustainability

Hybrid Dash 8 batteries; Nuclear-powered spacecraft; Inside Lilium’s eVTOL; Infrared-welded thermoplastics; Forming antennas in space.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) has estimated that the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposal—a wide-ranging package of sustainability regulations—could cost the industry €34.4 billion ($36.3 billion) per year by 2050.

It is to everyone's advantage that there are a multiplicity of methods of getting to a sustainable aviation ecosystem, the panelists agreed, and "we have to stay motivated and we have to stay determined" to get there.

Leasing companies are working together to support the global air transport’s collective goal of meeting 2050 net-zero carbon emission goals. The

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now under Textron ownership, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate development of new products, including the Nuuva hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft.

GE Aviation has ground-tested its Passport long-range business-jet engine, the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 7500 and new 8000, on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.

With aviation facing a growing sustainability challenge, the Lindbergh Foundation and XPrize Foundation have come together to launch the Forever Flight Alliance. Their goal is to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation through incentive prizes.

Daher will fly the collaborative EcoPulse demonstrator "by the end of this year at the latest" as the venerable aircraft manufacturer as it looks to continue to develop new technologies.

Through 4Air, Embraer is offering the carbon offset program to customers at no charge when they take delivery of their aircraft in 2022 and sign up for Embraer’s Executive Care program.

Regional jet OEM has issued an RFI to engine-makers for a powerplant that features 20% lower fuel burn.

Fuel producer Phillips 66 has received approval from county officials to proceed with its proposal to covert an oil refinery in Rodeo, California, to the production of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A team of energy companies and the government of Panama have announced plans to build the world’s largest biofuel production and distribution hub.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

Anko van der Werff, CEO and president of SAS, discusses how the Scandinavian carrier is handling the recovery, the challenge of scaling up operations and the ongoing evolution of its network.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has selected Swiss-based H55 to supply battery systems for the engine maker’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.

This week’s Window Seat Podcast comes from Bergen, Norway, where decision-makers are gathering at Routes Europe to shape future airline networks.

Sustainability is not only an established item on the corporate-aviation agenda, it is a key preoccupation across the sector.

Stakeholders must collaborate and invest in decarbonization measures despite the financial pressures on the industry, according to the CEO of Norway’s airport operator Avinor.

Stakeholders must collaborate and invest in decarbonization measures despite the financial pressures on the industry.

Routes Europe attendees have their say on whether or not an airport’s sustainability credentials will influence airline network planning decisions in the future.

A new report from one of the leading credit rating agencies has a somewhat surprising answer.

A European Parliament committee has adopted draft laws that will allow for long-haul flights to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and phase out free allowances for airlines two years earlier than planned, among other measures.

Bergen Airport director Helge Eidsnes tells Routes why airlines should choose the 'gateway to the fjords.'

A competition has been launched to operate the first-ever commercial aircraft flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel on a route between the UK and the U.S.