Tag: Fuel

Speaking yesterday to a World Economic Forum (WEF) Ministerial meeting on sustainable aviation fuels, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu underscored that as a worldwide connector of peoples and businesses, and one heavily relied upon to promote economic growth at...

IATA is predicting a positive outlook for air cargo demand and believes it will continue to improve as the vaccine rollout progresses and bellyhold services pick up. Kickstarting a press conference earlier today, Willie Walsh, director general of IATA, said...

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the “Company”) announced its ongoing support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop commercially viable and scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Southwest® has undertaken multiple efforts over the years...

Airbus is extending the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its Beluga cargo flights to the Broughton in the UK. The airframer said that the north Wales line station, which uses the Beluga fleet to transport aircraft wings to...

United Airlines continues to lead the industry towards a more sustainable future with the launch of the first-of-its-kind Eco-Skies Alliance SM  program. Working with the airline, more than a dozen leading global corporations will collectively contribute towards the purchase of approximately 3.4 million...

Every eight to 10 years, commercial aircraft require a paint refresh to keep them operating smoothly and reliably. By that time, on average, a plane will have flown 13,000 flights, taking on a lot of wear and tear. It’s hard...

With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations representing Europe’s aviation sector today issued an urgent call for EU leaders to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry showing that airlines are expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020 for a net profit margin of -20.1%. Revenues will fall 50% to $419...

Airbus is planning a further performance tweak to the A220 family by increasing the maximum zero-fuel weight and maximum landing weight of the twinjet. A220 programme manager Florent Massou tells FlightGlobal that the change will be introduced as an option...

The UK aviation industry has pledged to cut carbon emissions to zero in the next 30 years. Aviation industry executives from airlines and airports will commit to cut carbon emissions from 30 million tonnes of CO2 to zero by 2050....