Sustainability

ZeroAvia’s Piper M-class demonstrator—developed to test flight on hydrogen power—suffered an off-airport landing on April 29, 2021, just outside of the perimeter of the Cranfield airport in the UK. The aircraft was conducting a routine flight within the latter stages of its six-seat HyFlyer testing regime—which was expected to conclude in the next few weeks—recorded […]

Aside from the eventual day when Bye Aerospace announces that they have received FAA certification for their eFlyer 2 all-electric two-seat training aircraft, the release of details about their eFlyer 800 twin-engine turboprop-class all-electric model now in development may be the most significant news to come out of the Colorado-based company to date. The eight-seat […]

Sustainability in aviation forms a central pillar to an increasing number of operators in the GA industry. Two major business aviation stalwarts have made recent announcements regarding their current actions and forward-looking plans to achieve company goals in this critical area. NetJets has purchased a stake in WasteFuel, a business centered around converting landfill waste […]

The zero-emissions solution proposed and under development by startup company ZeroAvia has attracted the attention of a cadre of interesting players that have now signed on to deliver a substantial round of funding to the program. New investment from the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (established by Bill Gates in 2015), Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Horizons Ventures, Shell Ventures, and Summa […]

LightHawk has carried on through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic with socially distant flights monitoring conservation efforts across the US and abroad. It announced its annual awards for the year to recognize pilots who have contributed most to its mission to connect conservation groups with the GA platforms and pilots that can provide them with lift. […]

Flocks of aircraft from various key manufacturers in the business aviation space gathered at the Salina Municipal Airport, in Kansas, to take part in a new mission: to prove the viability of sustainable aviation fuel for the bizav market. Embraer joined other manufacturers in utilizing sustainable aviation fuels for the journey to NBAA-BACE in 2019, […]

A group of European scientists says it discovered that not all parts of the atmosphere surrounding the planet react to aircraft emissions in exactly the same way. The scientists believe rerouting aircraft to avoid the more sensitive areas of the atmosphere could reduce the impact of aircraft on greenhouse gases. Volker Grewe of the Deutsches […]