Sustainability

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 US.

Graham Webb, Pratt & Whitney’s Chief Sustainability Officer, tells Lee Ann Shay about what needs to be done now to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint.

Swedish Biofuels has announced plans to bring 400,000 metric tons (130 million gal) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually to the Swedish market by building three new plants producing alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.

The aviation industry has signally failed to hit environmental and sustainability targets over the past decade, according to a UK-based environmental organization.

ZeroAvia’s second testbed; Hydrogen for GA; Cyrogenic propulsion plan; and Hydroplane modifies Cherokee.

The agreement between KLM and the Canadian airport follows the airline’s entry into SkyTeam’s Sustainable Flight Challenge.

The agreement between KLM and the Canadian airport follows the airline’s entry into SkyTeam’s Sustainable Flight Challenge.

Companies target logistics, supplier management, used serviceable material programs and more.

Sustainability experts at MRO Americas discuss how OEMs and MROs are working toward greener aviation and how the aftermarket can prepare.

Airlines see regulatory writing on the wall and start making SAF commitments.

EasyJet and GKN on H2; Skyryse automates EMS; Seeing inside engines; Enabling 100% SAF; Cargo UAV that autorotates.

Fuel prices have been driven sharply upward by a combination of an aggressive war, cartel avarice and climate idealism. Short-term cost increases will

The accelerating trend in offtake agreement and production plans for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) continues, with new initiatives to establish plants in Sweden and Thailand.

A new report from one of the leading credit rating agencies has a somewhat surprising answer: significant but maybe not existential.

Turkish Airlines has stepped up its sustainability efforts with the first operational flight of an A321 utilizing a range of environment-friendly measures.

EasyJet is continuing to lend its support to efforts to develop technology for zero-emission commercial aircraft.

The airline industry has high expectations for SAF but green lobbyists warn using some of the fuels may create more problems.

Canadian startup Refuel Energy has announced plans to build a 3,000 barrel/day (126,000 gal.) renewable fuels plant in southern Ontario.

Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.

Airbus advances X-plane; BAE joins GE on hybrid; Seaglider takes to water; Cross-country on hydrogen; and manufacturing LH2 tanks.

Current sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are limited to a maximum 50% blend with conventional jet fuels because most of them lack a key ingredient―aromatic hydrocarbons that cause seals in engines to swell and prevent fuel leaks.

The leader of Alaska Airlines talks with ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker about 2022 goals, customer service, sustainability and innovation.

Cathay Pacific is launching a corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, allowing companies to purchase SAF for their employees’ flights and reducing Scope 3 carbon emissions from business travel or cargo transportation.

The governments of Singapore and New Zealand have signed a memorandum of arrangement (MOA) to drive the development of sustainable aviation between the two countries.

Irish LCC Ryanair has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement with Neste, while Etihad is embarking on a week of intensive flight tests to cut carbon emissions and contrails.