Environment
News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.
FBOs
Signature Aviation Honored by EPA for Sustainability
The company was a recipient of a 2024 Green Power Leadership Award
Environment
SkyNRG To Partner on Swedish SAF Plant
Slated for completion by 2030, the faciilty will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF a year
Environment
California Shuts Window on PFAS Firefighting Foam
After a year-long delay in enactment, the ban took effect last week
Environment
Stack Aero Integrates Azzera Sustainability Options
New functionality adds carbon management tools to the booking process
Environment
U.S. Up To Meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Challenge
Three years in, the U.S. is on track to meet SAF production goal
Environment
IBAC, CTX Intro Business Aviation Carbon Exchange
Carbon credits can help industry achieve carbon-neutral growth and net-zero emissions goals
Environment
Minnesota SAF Coalition Notes Progress
Group looks to develop and expand SAF production in the state
Environment
Business Aviation Groups Seek European Leaders' Support
EBAA and GAMA publish joint manifesto on European business aviation policy
Environment
EasyJet Teams With JetZero on Blended-Wing-Body Airliners
JetZero's aerodynamic design could get a hydrogen powertrain
Environment
Avflight To Offer SAF at Arizona FBO
It is the chain's first location to carry continuous supplies of SAF
Airlines
Loganair and Heart Team To Decarbonize UK Domestic Flights
Scotland-based regional airline aims to achieve zero carbon emissions
Aircraft
Leasing Group Solyu Agrees To Buy Jekta's Electric Amphibious Aircraft
Swiss start-up is developing hydrogen- and battery-powered versions of PHA-ZE 100
Fuel
One in Five Victor Charter Flight Clients Buy SAF
Direct-to-consumer option is offered in partnership with SAF manufacturer Neste
Aircraft
Electric Aircraft Developers Prep for Battery Breakthroughs
Could solid-state batteries be the holy grail for electric airplanes?
Environment
Book-and-claim Crucial to SAF Expansion
Book-and-claim enables anyone, anywhere to purchase SAF credits
Airports
Ampaire Relocates Headquarters to Long Beach Airport
Expanded facility supports Ampaire's growing electric aviation ambitions
Fuel
EU-Backed Clean Aviation Initiative Picks Hydrogen Fuel Cell Supplier
H3 Dynamics' hydrogen fuel cells could power a 19-seat aircraft
Aircraft
NASA, MagniX Unveil Electric Power Flight Demonstrator
Air Tindi's old Dash 7 is ready for its electric engine retrofit
Environment
DC Aviation, AEG Fuels Ink SAF Book-and-claim Deal
The agreement will cover DC Aviation's Maltese FBO and aircraft operations
Environment
Australian SAF Refinery Project Enters Study Phase
Supported by Boeing and the local government, construction is expected to begin in 2026
Airports
London City Airport Cleared To Add More Pax Capacity
UK government decision is unlikely to benefit business aviation
Environment
New SAF Process Could Transform Industry
Flexiforming can use multiple feedstocks, even other SAF byproducts
Environment
Avflight's U.S. FBOs Go Green
22 of the company's U.S. locations are now environmentally sustainable aviation businesses
Environment
Textron eAviation Joins NBAA's AAM Roundtable
Group focuses on maintaining the U.S. position as a global leader in aviation and aerospace, especially in AAM
Environment
Bizav Groups Urge Flexibility with Rules Guiding SAF
A coalition of eight wrote the USDA about the criticality of regulations surrounding feedstocks
Environment
Air New Zealand Keeps Electric Aircraft Plans Despite Net-zero Target Stall
The carrier has scrapped its 2030 target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions
Environment
Futurist deGrasse Tyson To Keynote at NBAA-BACE Opener
Speech to focus on “thought-provoking perspectives about the dazzling possibilities on distant horizons”
Environment
Dovetail to Supply Battery Packs for Crisalion's eVTOL Aircraft
Both companies have operations in Spain, with Dovetail also based in Australia
Aircraft
UK-based Team Completes 5G Infrastructure Flight Trials
SPL is leading a British effort to develop airborne antennas
Aircraft
Electra's eSTOL Aircraft Will Use Honeywell Flight Controls and Actuators
Honeywell Ventures has made an undisclosed investment in the U.S. start-up
