Etihad’s net zero aims labelled ‘greenwashing’

An Australian watchdog has slammed the airline’s recent climate-based advertisements

British Airways switches on ‘world’s first’ jet zero engines

The airline will purchase enough UK-produced SAF to power the equivalent of 700 net zero flights between London and New York

COP26 Live: Low carbon short-haul flights jet off!

That is part of a new pledge by 20 airlines to use electric and hydrogen-powered planes in a bid to lower their emissions

easyJet says welcome aboard to recycled plastic flight crew uniforms

The new cabin crew and pilot uniforms are predicted to have a 75% lower carbon footprint than traditional polyesters

‘World’s first’ flight on sustainable synthetic kerosene jets off

The KLM flight from Amsterdam to Madrid used 500 litres of sustainable fuel

EU to adjust pre-pandemic baseline for aviation emissions

European officials propose the amended baseline period should refer to 2019 emission levels

Air New Zealand diverts nearly 900 tonnes of in-flight waste from landfill

The airline has recovered an amount of waste equivalent to the weight of five 777-300 aircraft

Rolls-Royce and Norwegian airline team up for zero emission flights

The project aims to develop an electrical aircraft concept to replace Widerøe’s regional fleet of more than 30 planes by 2030

Other airlines soar above Qantas in efficiency rankings

  Qantas is the most emissions-intensive airline operating across the Pacific. That’s according to the International Council on Clean Transportation, which says the airline uses the two most fuel-intensive aircraft and carries the most empty seats of any transpacific airline. The group says for each kilometre Qantas transports a passenger across the Pacific, it uses […]

We’ll ground planes in winter to save fuel again – Ryanair

Budget airline Ryanair intends to ground some of its planes in winter again to save jet fuel, it said this week. After keeping 80 aircraft from flying over the winter months last year it plans to ground around 60 in the coming winter. The airline says fuel costs in the year running up to March […]