Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss the AACES project as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Check 6

By Jeremy Kariuki
John Wayne Airport is preparing for its largest private infrastructure investment in the form of Clay Lacy Aviation’s sustainability-focused FBO facility.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Chen Chuanren
HSBC will make a purchase of sustainable aviation fuel to offset some of the carbon impact of its corporate flights operated by Cathay Pacific.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
The agency has awarded study contracts to restart the journey toward sustainable aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Against the backdrop of the COP29 conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, a group of aviation and climate scientists is urging faster action on contrails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Sustainability drives are increasingly being incorporated into the aircraft teardown process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The ACC roadmap calls for airlines to trigger demand by including circular material requirements in requests for proposals and material purchase orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The creation of so-called green flight paths could have a snowball effect on the promotion, appropriation and production of SAF, a research paper suggests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at the relationship between total CO2 emissions and utilization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Bird-inspired anti-stall flaps; green flightpaths; deflected-thrust eVTOL; and hydrogen refueling guidelines.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
Aerospace industry procurement platforms are aiming to reduce unnecessary part shipments, which could lower carbon emissions.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and Maeve Aerospace are teaming up for the development of Maeve’s planned M80 80-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
The contracts were awarded to four companies and a university.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Moore
Coinciding with Aviation Week’s MRO Australasia event happening this week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on some Australian airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Manufacturers are updating designs to save space, allow easier maintenance and increase sustainability.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ben Goldstein
A growing assortment of startups are exploring smaller-scale hydrogen projects with hopes to scale up over time to eventually meet the needs of the mass market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
A California flight school has started fueling its Cessna 172 fleet with Swift Fuels’ 100R aviation gasoline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
Gulfstream Aerospace has completed ground emissions testing of 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with zero sulfur on its new Gulfstream G700.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga is calling on the EU to add sustainability criteria to regulations that govern public service obligation (PSO) routes.
Airports & Networks

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey, Guy Norris, Jeremy Kariuki
The show featured a new challenger for broadband inflight connectivity, updates to unconventional aircraft and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis visits Canada, looking at Air Canada Group, Air Transat, Porter Airlines and WestJet Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Sustainable flight will require businesses that might otherwise have specialized in discrete aerospace tasks to also get involved in nontraditional areas.
Emerging Technologies