Environment

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

Mar 23, 2021 - 10:53 AM
The Swedish government will introduce takeoff and landing charges to encourage airlines to use more fuel-efficient aircraft with lower emissions.
Mar 22, 2021 - 3:53 PM
The chief executive of European LCC EasyJet sees hydrogen and electric propulsion as the best solution for short-haul flights.
Clay Lacy SAF tanker
Mar 22, 2021 - 11:56 AM
California-based Clay Lacy has become the latest FBO operator to announce it will continually stock sustainable aviation fuel.
Mar 22, 2021 - 12:20 AM
Researchers in the U.S. have developed a process to make SAF from discarded food and sewage.
Granite Air Center at Lebanon Muncipal Airport in New Hampshire
Mar 19, 2021 - 11:58 AM
World Fuel Services announced this week that 43 members of its sponsored Air Elite FBO Network achieved carbon neutrality in their operations for 2019.
Centreline Aviation SAF refueler
Mar 18, 2021 - 11:28 AM
Centreline Aviation at the UK’s Bristol Airport has inked a deal with Air BP to become the country’s first independent, non-network retailer of SAF.
Mar 18, 2021 - 9:01 AM
Airbus, DLR, Rolls-Royce, and Neste have launched a study into the benefits of flying a widebody airliner on 100 percent SAF.
Carbon fiber composite manufacturing
Mar 11, 2021 - 10:07 AM
Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new method that they say will allow the reclamation of unrecyclable carbon fiber parts.
Mar 4, 2021 - 2:33 PM
The European Investment Bank will make available a 10-year credit line to Safran for the development of environmentally friendly engine technology.
Koury Aviation ramp
Mar 4, 2021 - 12:27 PM
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) makes another rare appearance in the Eastern U.S.