Environment

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

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Conscious Seeks Funding for Hydrogen-electric Dash 8 Conversion

Dutch start-up is launching a $20 million Series A funding round

Engines

September 15, 2025

EU Awards €945 Million to 12 ‘Clean Aviation’ Projects

Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking funds further R&D for decarbonization efforts

Environment

September 12, 2025

Luxaviation Signs 15-year SAF Offtake Agreement

New deal complements existing SAF offtake partnerships

Environment

September 11, 2025

AINsight: Enhancing Sustainability Via Fuel and Oxygen

Higher diversion altitudes allowed by onboard oxygen use reduce aircraft fuel burn

Environment

September 5, 2025

Videos

European Business Aviation Insists It is a Key Part of the Climate Change Solution

EBAA Secretary General Holger Krahmer speaks to us

Regulations and Government

May 28, 2024

Airbus Sets An Example With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Use

The airframer is testing the ability to use 100% SAF.

Fuel

February 20, 2024

How a Zero Carbon Electric Helicopter Could Save Lives and the Planet

How a Zero Carbon Electric Helicopter Could Save Lives and the Planet

Aircraft

December 15, 2022

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

Fuel

November 15, 2021

More Articles

Daher Climate Policy Aims at Paris Goals

Company targets emissions, SAF, supplier engagement

Fuel

September 2, 2025

EBAA Launches Climbing Fast European Advocacy Platform

Website includes information for policymakers and industry data

Regulations and Government

August 29, 2025

Promising SAF Production Process Enters ASTM Testing

Unifuel’s Flexiforming promises lower cost SAF

Environment

August 28, 2025

H55’s Electrified Bristell Trainer Completes U.S. Tour

All-electric Bristell B23 Energic made 192 flights across eight U.S. states

Training and Workforce

August 21, 2025

Accelerating Aerospace Innovation at Le Bourget

Hybrid propulsion systems and dual defense applications pick up pace among Paris Air Show exhibitors

Aircraft

August 4, 2025

Waste Carbon to SAF Process Touted as Cost Breakthrough

UK start-up's CEO Andrew Symes expresses concern over deprioritizing aviation decarbonization

Fuel

July 31, 2025

Luxaviation Commits to 15-year eSAF Supply Contract

Icelandic company IDunnH2 will start supplying eSAF to the business aviation group from 2029

Fuel

July 30, 2025

Stralis Signs Up U.S. Launch Customer for Hydrogen-powered Bonanza

California-based Aviate Enterprises has agreed to buy an unspecified number of the converted light aircraft

Aircraft

July 24, 2025

ZeroAvia Builds Patent Portfolio for Hydrogen-electric Airliners

Start-up says it now holds 45 patents around its plans for hydrogen-electric powertrains

Engines

July 18, 2025

Bombardier Marks Progress on Sustainability Goals

GHG emissions are down by 23% over 2019, and employee engagement exceeded target

Environment

July 15, 2025

New Tool Helps Aviation Cut Climate Impact

Reducing contrails may outweigh small CO2 increases, according to researchers at UC Irvine

Environment

July 9, 2025

Researchers Tackle Tradeoffs in Aviation’s Climate Impact

Simply reducing aircraft fuel burn is not necessarily the greenest strategy

Environment

July 8, 2025

NBAA Calls Climate Report on Bizjets Flawed, Incomplete

NBAA’s Bolen questioned why readers weren’t given information about environmental advances in business aviation

Environment

July 8, 2025

4Air’s SAF Registry Hits Major Milestone

Assure provides life cycle SAF use tracking

Environment

July 7, 2025

Study: Private Jets Outpaced Heathrow Emissions in 2023

Private aviation accounts for about 4% of civil aviation emissions

Environment

July 3, 2025

ICAO and UAE Offer $1M to Students Researching SAF

Students can win up to $250K for research that advances sustainable aviation fuel development

Environment

July 1, 2025