Eco-Aviation

NAV CANADA, NATS report good progress on environmental savings

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:50:00 +0000

Both NAV CANADA and the UK’s NATS—the world’s two most extensively privatized air navigation services providers (ANSPs)—have reported significant environmental savings.

IATA chief urges more political will behind eco-aviation efforts

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:29:00 +0000

Governments must put more political will into sorting out air traffic management mega-projects and also addressing the political issue of finding a global agreement for emission market-based-measures (MBMs), the head of IATA said Monday.

Airbus, Air Canada join with BioFuelNet Canada to find alternative fuels

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:12:00 +0000

Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable jet fuels with a long-term goal of supplying Air Canada.

IATA chief says global emissions agreement will not be easy

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:46:00 +0000

Achieving an ICAO-based global emissions trading agreement by the fall 2013 deadline will be difficult, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler told a Washington DC audience in April.

China Eastern conducts flight with Chinese-produced biofuel

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0000

China Eastern Airlines has conducted an Airbus A320 biofuel test flight using so called “gutter oil.”

United aims for $85 million fuel savings this year

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:38:00 +0000

United Airlines has put in place a set of initiatives to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013, equivalent to 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or roughly $275 million at current fuel prices.

Ryanair was biggest CO2-emitting European airline in 2012

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:42:00 +0000

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) installations emitted 164 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) less than their number of freely received carbon allowances in 2012.

ICAO launches emissions initiative with Indonesia

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0000

ICAO has begun a new project with Indonesia aimed at improving the management and reduction of its aviation carbon emissions.

Lufthansa strips A340 in weight-saving experiment

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:31:00 +0000

Lufthansa Group has stripped down an Airbus A340-300 to identify ways to reduce or eliminate unnecessary weight and save fuel.

EasyJet to lower annual fuel costs by $4 million

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:27:00 +0000

EasyJet announced a string of measures to improve fuel efficiency.