Saudi low-cost carrier flynas says it has cut carbon emissions by more than 161,000 tonnes of CO2 over an 18-month period, as it steps up efforts to align with Saudi Arabia’s target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In its latest sustainability report, the Riyadh-based airl...

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines have announced a new investment aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hawaiʻi, using crops grown locally to cut aviation emissions and create a new green energy industry in the islands. Working with Par Hawaii, the state’s largest energy prod...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) scaled down its carbon emissions by 8% in 2024/25, as the regional transport hub levels up efforts to become net zero by 2033. The figure, which marks the airport’s highest annual reduction in emissions for a full operational year, was announced in the airport’s annua...

dnata has cut the carbon intensity of its airport operations, travel and catering businesses by more than 8 per cent, 22 per cent and 26 per cent respectively over the last 12 months, the company announced this week. In the last year, the ground services provider has also diverted waste from land...

The UK-based low-cost leisure airline Jet2 has this week launched a new "climate transition plan" for 2024 to 2035. Jet2 said the 11-year sustainability strategy details how it is taking "bold, tangible actions" to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - in line with the global aviation indus...

The UK government has today confirmed new targets to ensure 10 per cent of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. The UK's SAF mandate, which, subject to parliamentary approval, will come into force in January 2025, will be one of the first glob...

New research has found that half of airlines are increasing investment in ESG initiatives as the aviation industry's focus on net zero intensifies. A new report by Amadeus, a Spanish travel technology solutions company, showed that 54 per cent of airlines are looking to reinforce their climate comm...

Swissport International AG announces its steadfast commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, marking a milestone in the company’s dedication to sustainability. The ambitious goal will be realized through a transition pathway addressing Scopes 1, 2 and 3 of carbon emissions—cate...

The UK's advertising regulator has banned the ads of three airlines over "misleading" environmental claims. Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad have all had their adverts banned due to the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) concerns the airlines have misled customers about the environmental impac...

Electrofuels producer Infinium has received $75m in funding to convert waste carbon dioxide and renewable power into SAF and other low-carbon fuels. It comes in the form of a project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and will be used to "realise" Infinium's Project Roadrunner whi...

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is teaming up with low-cost carrier easyJet to activate GlobalConnect connected aircraft services on more than 330 Airbus aircraft in its fleet. easyJet will become the largest A320 operator in the world to deploy GlobalConnect. This new capability enhances safe...

Image credit: Ivan Shimko-Unsplash With international efforts to combat climate change ever increasing, aviation is often seen as one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. According to the International Energy Agency, the aviation industry accounted for 2% of energy-related emissions ...

Renewable fuels company Aemetis, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to a multi-year agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power both British Airways and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus’ flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025. ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and GenZero, an investment platform wholly-owned by Temasek that is dedicated to accelerating decarbonisation globally, have embarked on the next phase of the Singapore pilot with the delivery of blended Sustainable Aviation...

easyJet has announced it is working with GKN Aerospace, leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier, to work toward reducing carbon emissions in aviation through the adoption of zero carbon emission technologies. easyJet will support the development of GKN Aerospace’s Hydrogen Combustion...