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Airbus Foundation has partnered with the Solar Impulse Foundation in a three-year agreement to enhance worldwide sustainability efforts through innovation and collaboration. The partnership will focus on identifying and accelerating the implementation of scalable, nature-based projects to tackle global environmental challenges.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has enhanced its IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculator to account for carbon emissions reductions related to the usage of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
he Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) achieved full carbon neutrality in 2024, offsetting emissions from all its activities through various projects in Cambodia and Thailand.
Delta Air Lines and JetZero are collaborating to design a revolutionary, more sustainable aircraft. This aircraft is expected to be up to 50% more fuel-efficient than currently operational aircraft, supporting Delta’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Europe’s aviation industry has made significant strides towards a net-zero transition, as the ‘Destination 2050’ report outlines. However, industry stakeholders are calling for a more comprehensive strategy to maintain European aviation’s competitiveness in the face of these changes.
The United Sustainable Flight Fund has recently invested in Heirloom, a direct air capture company that adds quantifiable carbon reduction technology to its decarbonization strategies. The agreement also allows the purchase of up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal, which could be used for sustainable aviation fuel production or permanent underground storage.
Norsk e-Fuel’s production process involves creating a jet fuel known as electro-SAF, or e-SAF, using the PtL process.
According to the new estimates, SAF production volumes reached 1 million tonnes (1.3 billion liters) in 2024, twice the amount produced in 2023. However, this figure is significantly below previous projections of 1.5 million tonnes for 2024.
EcoPulse’s first test flight took place on November 29, 2023, at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport. Since then, the aircraft has logged 100 flight hours and conducted around 50 test flights with its distributed hybrid propulsion system.
Industry titans increase climate targets, following first Net Zero Roadmap