Increasing fuel costs will likely lead to higher summer airfares
The continued pent-up demand for travel this summer could push airlines to the brink of returning to pre-pandemic traffic levels… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Rolling Out Blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Singapore International Airlines this week said it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from used cooking… Read More »
Airbus CEO says hydrogen plane is ‘the ultimate solution’
Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus,… Read More »
Gazprom Neft boosts jet fuel sales by a third to a new high
Gazpromneft-Aero, the aviation fuel operator of Gazprom Neft, saw jet fuel sales increase by more than a third last year… Read More »
Korean Air to promote the use of hydrogen fuel in aviation
Korean Air has signed up to a project to promote the use of hydrogen fuel in aviation. Last week, the… Read More »
Singapore Airlines to buy ExxonMobil’s sustainable fuel in push to cut emissions
Singapore’s civil aviation authority and state-investor Temasek will support the city-state’s flagship carrier Singapore Airlines in buying sustainable aviation fuel… Read More »
IATA chief says sustainable aviation fuel costs more but consumers will be willing to pay
Sustainable aviation fuel’s main challenge relates to volume rather than airlines’ desire to use it, and consumers will be willing… Read More »
Air France KLM and DHL partner on SAF fuel purchase
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have teamed up on the purchase of 33m litres of… Read More »
Boeing buys millions of gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its commercial operations
Boeing announced on Feb. 7 a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel… Read More »
As if the airlines didn’t have enough problems. Oil goes through the roof
As crude oil prices soar to seven year highs, jet fuel is climbing even more steeply. This is weighing heavily… Read More »
Microsoft and Shell are betting on LanzaJet making greener jet fuel
Jet fuel is a notorious bugaboo in the race to lower emissions. Chicago-based start-up LanzaJet is trying to address the… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch
Electric aviation may have seemed like just a dream a few years ago, but the industry is on the rise…. Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: AirFlow
Airflow is building an aircraft for middle-mile logistics and passengers. Airflow was founded in 2019, San Francisco Bay Area-based Airflow… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: Beta Technologies
Beta Technologies has raised $511 million in funding across two rounds from companies including Amazon and Hula. Burlington, Vermont-based Beta… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: Heart Aerospace
Heart Aerospace closed a $35 million Series A funding round in summer 2021, led by big names, including Bill Gates’s… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: Universal Hydrogen
Los Angeles-based Universal Hydrogen is on a mission to make a flexible and carbon-free future possible by making hydrogen the… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: Wright Electric
Wright Electric builds technology for large commercial airplanes and is currently developing its flagship electric aircraft. Launched in 2016, New… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch: ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric aircraft developer is hyper-focused on its growth plans, after closing a $35 million Series B in December 2021…. Read More »
Delta Cargo adds sustainable aviation fuel SAF program
Delta Cargo has become the latest company to launch a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program as airlines continue their drive… Read More »
Saudi Arabia to develop hydrogen fuel cell-based transport and sustainable jet fuel
Saudi Arabia signed Jan. 20 eight preliminary agreements with the planned carbon-free city of Neom, the Red Sea Development Co…. Read More »
EPA commits to regulating lead in aviation gasoline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in Jan. 2022 it will take the necessary steps to regulate lead pollution from… Read More »
Wellington Airport to welcome first electric flight sets world record for the longest flight over water by a pure electric plane
Wellington Airport is welcoming the future of sustainable air travel as the first electric plane to fly into the capital… Read More »