Environment

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

Signature Renew
April 8, 2021, 12:50 PM

Signature Flight Support Pumps 1M Gallons of SAF at SFO

Signature Flight Support has pumped more than one million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel at San Francisco International Airport.

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Mar 30, 2021 - 10:28 AM
Airbus’s Faury Pushes for Coordinated Sustainability Efforts
While Airbus pursues a hydrogen-powered airplane design, creating the conditions for its application must take priority.
SAF tanker at London Biggin HIll Airport
Mar 29, 2021 - 3:49 PM
London Biggin Hill Airport Joins SAF Set
London Biggin Hill Airport is the latest to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
Mar 29, 2021 - 11:05 AM
Rolls-Royce Starts Work on First UltraFan Engine
Planning to complete its UltraFan demonstrator by year-end, Rolls begins to build the engine’s first example in Derby, UK.
Bell's Forth Worth Texas Training Academy
Mar 29, 2021 - 8:50 AM
Bell To Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bell will begin incorporating sustainable aviation fuel in all operations at its training academy and for use by its customer demonstration fleet.
Heart ES-19
Mar 26, 2021 - 10:16 AM
Finnair Plans To Electrify Fleet with Heart ES-19 Aircraft
A dozen airlines have now signed letters of interest covering potential orders for more than 300 of Heart Aerospace's all-electric 19-seat aircraft.
Mar 23, 2021 - 10:53 AM
Sweden Set To Introduce Emissions-based Charges for Flights
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
EasyJet CEO Questions Short-haul SAF Benefits
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
Clay Lacy's California FBOs To Stock SAF
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
New SAF from Food Waste Promises Net-Zero Emissions
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
Air Elite Member FBOs Become Carbon Neutral
World Fuel Services announced this week that 43 members of its sponsored Air Elite FBO Network achieved carbon neutrality in their operations for 2019.