The European Union has upheld France’s landmark 2021 climate law that bans select flights on routes where trains are time competitive. The decision, from European Commissioner of Transport Adina-Ioana Valean, found that the country can bar domestic flights where trains can make...
Read MoreNo one thinks the aviation industry’s target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century will be easy. In fact, some argue that it’s not fast enough in the face of the global climate crisis, but a...
Read MoreThe Lufthansa Group is negotiating a big new sustainable aviation fuel deal with Shell. Under the memorandum of understanding unveiled last week, the group could take up to 594 million gallons (1.8 million metric tonnes) of SAF from Shell over...
Read MoreThe European Union’s reputation of leading on climate issues is proving true once again with the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels, or SAF. The bloc’s parliament is set to vote on new requirements later in June that would help cut...
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines is joining the growing pack of carriers investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startups. The Dallas-based carrier will take an undisclosed stake in Saffire Renewables, which has an U.S. Department of Energy grant for a pilot project to...
Read MoreAmsterdam Schiphol Airport is emerging as more than just an airline hub. The airport is becoming a center of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, in Europe with a new 52.5 million gallon offtake agreement between United Airlines and Neste. The...
Read MoreEuropean airlines are mounting a unified front against the European Commission’s proposed climate legislation that aims to reduce carbon emissions by 55 percent from 1990 levels by the end of the decade. “Airlines want to decarbonize. We have to decarbonize....
Read MoreUnited Airlines is ramping up its public push for federal sustainable aviation fuel subsidies in its move towards net zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century. Last week, it flew a Boeing 737 Max filled with staff and...
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