Environment

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

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African Airlines Commit To Surf Air's Electric Caravan

Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services will convert their existing Cessna Caravan fleets

Engines

January 4, 2024

Jet Aviation Opens the SAF Tap In Arizona, Montana

The company expands its U.S. SAF footprint to three states

Environment

December 26, 2023

Climate Action Protest in Belgium Ends with Mass Arrests

Unlike protests earlier this year in Europe, no aircraft were damaged

Security

December 20, 2023

Private Pilots Come to the Aid of Endangered Sea Turtles

Recent volunteer flights carried more than 100 critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles to specialized care

Environment

December 20, 2023

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GE Now Counts 10 Engines Tested on 100% SAF

Engines power a range of commercial, military, and business aviation aircraft

Environment

December 19, 2023

U.S. Treasury Issues New SAF Tax Credit Guidance

The guidance expands the range of fuels eligible for tax subsidies

Environment

December 15, 2023

Luxaviation Accelerates Decarbonization with 'Go-to-Zero' Fund

The aircraft operator says it now aims to achieve net-zero carbon by 2030

Environment

December 14, 2023

EASA Appoints ATM Leader as New Executive Director

EASA's executive director is the direct counterpart to the FAA Administrator

Regulations and Government

December 14, 2023

Textron Aviation To Roll Out New Sustainabilty Program for Aircraft Owners

It is open to owners of Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker aircraft

Environment

December 12, 2023

Flexjet's Simulation with Eve Paves Way For eVTOL Services

Helicopter flights were used to assess how eVTOL aircraft might be operated

Charter & Fractional

December 11, 2023

Boeing Adds 'Insights' to Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool

Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility

Environment

December 11, 2023

IATA Identifies Measures To Increase SAF Production

Current production levels account for 3 percent of overall renewable fuel output

Fuel

December 8, 2023

Business Aviation Braces for Brussels Eco-protests

This week, a private jet was damaged by paint at Tires Airport in Portugal

Environment

December 8, 2023

Europe's Free Route Airspace Opens Up Direct Routes

Free route airspace expansion has been implemented by control centers in Maastricht and Karlsruhe

ATC

December 6, 2023

EcoPulse Demonstrator Makes First Hybrid-electric Flight

The technology demonstrator that flew last week is a converted TBM900 aircraft

Environment

December 5, 2023

Impatient eVTOL Start-ups May Have To Embrace Crawl-Walk-Run

Type certification remains an uphill task, as does building the advanced air mobility ecosystem

Regulations and Government

December 4, 2023

The Fast, the Far-reaching, and the Future

A range of technologies forwarded in 2023

Aircraft

December 4, 2023

Air Charter Association Announces Excellence Awards

Winners from across the industry were honored at an event in Brighton

Charter & Fractional

November 30, 2023

Rolls-Royce To Exit Electrical Propulsion Business

The aircraft engine maker is looking for buyers for its Electrical division

Engines

November 28, 2023

Lawmakers Seek To Secure Use of Agriculture for SAF

Bills could expand SAF sources and educate on unleaded aviation fuels

Environment

November 28, 2023