Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
In a May 17 statement, Boeing said cutting carbon emissions in aviation depends on "the overall energy transition", with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) likely to be the aviation industry's main contribution. Electric and hydrogen-fuelled aircraft face "long...
German company MTU Aero Engines has published a report it described as giving "information on its goals, progress and achievements in the six fields of action covered by its sustainability strategy". "In addition to products, production and maintenance, the six...
Bristol Airport in England has announced the start of work on a 2.8 acre solar farm it said should be ready by summer 2023. “We are delighted to see this exciting project take shape, creating our first onsite solar farm. This is a huge first step in exploring...
Flag carrier ITA Airways has hopped on the sustainable aviation fuel bandwagon by signing a first agreement under the Fly with SAF programme with logistics business DB Schenker Italy. The companies are to "join their forces to develop the use of sustainable aviation...
Abu Dhabi-based Knighthood Global has invested in Odys Aviation, a sustainable aircraft company building hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for regional connectivity based in Long Beach, California. As part of the arrangement, James Hogan,...
Islander aircraft maker Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) are to merge and and to create what they said would be the "world’s first fully integrated, zero-emissions sub regional aircraft". The merger will be finalised by mid-2023, subject to...
Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada and SAF+ Consortium have announced a $17 million collaboration "on next-generation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)". The initiative is supported by the regional government in Quebec and is to be known as CADAQ-100. "The...
Miami-Dade county's aviation department (MDAD) has taken its first four Nissan Leaf electric cars for staff who travel to and from Miami International Airport. MDAD said 13 more of the cars are scheduled to arrive in 2024, with more than 20 to follow in the five...
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has published a sustainability report covering 2022, saying it "cut fuel usage" by 19.9 million gallons compared to the year before. The company set up a management sustainability committee "to further integrate ESG matters into the...
Inverness Airport is to make sustainable aviation fuel available to carriers using the hub, operator Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL) has announced. Supplied by World Fuel Services, the SAF is to be a 35% blend and will support the Scottish government-owned...
Operator VINCI Airports has announced it will launch a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. With a capacity of 20 MWp, the facility will produce 24 GWh of green electricity a year, equivalent to the consumption of 9.000 inhabitants, according to...
Air India has signed an agreement with KSU Aviation to launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi and Bengaluru airports. The arrangement covers the carrier's A320 fleet and is part of what it said is its "commitment to reducing its carbon footprint". The TaxiBot tows the...