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    NEWS HEADLINES
  • Aviation must tackle its environmental impact before it can be allowed to grow, says UK's aviation regulator
  • BioJet and US Indian Tribes to develop jet biofuel feedstock and refining projects worth $1 billion over 10 years
  • Aviation Partners estimate its blended winglets have saved commercial and business aircraft around 3 billion gallons of jet fuel
  • Etihad becomes first Middle East carrier to use sustainable biofuel as it takes delivery of new Boeing aircraft
  • Countries opposing EU ETS to convene second meeting within weeks to discuss retaliatory action against Europe
  • Availability and sustainability key challenges, says Lufthansa, as biofuel trials end with first commercial transatlantic flight
  • Airlines greet the unwelcome arrival of the EU ETS with passenger surcharges to cover their anticipated costs
    FEATURE ARTICLE
  • New draft EU ETS regulations could simplify the monitoring process for hundreds of operators
    COMMENTARY
  • Dropping the application of CBDR to international aviation could unlock significant financing for developing countries
    NEWS & ARTICLES FROM THE NET
  • House passes bill defying Europe's aircraft emissions rules
    FEATURE ARTICLES
  • Airlines struggle to get carbon offsetters onboard but one carrier may have the answer
  • Large and smaller airlines are choosing to manage their EU ETS carbon needs in a variety of ways
  • Aviation carbon emissions and regulatory compliance proving a concern for aircraft financiers and insurers
  • A global scheme for aviation emissions provides a better deal than US and EU cap-and-trade systems
  • Targeting airspace efficiency: how air traffic management can play its part in reducing aviation emissions
  • Poor management and over optimistic yield forecasts are causing jatropha to become the biofuel blunder crop
  • British Airways sets off towards its destination of becoming the world's most responsible airline
  • Two organizations and countless companies strive to bring the dream of algae biofuels to life
  • Affected airlines must factor in many uncertain issues as they plan for inclusion into the EU ETS
    AIRCRAFT & AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY
  • Etihad discovers new cleaner look for its aircraft also has environmental benefits
  • Pratt & Whitney extends its EcoPower engine wash service to the Middle East and North Africa
    APPOINTMENTS
  • AEA’s environment manager promoted as new Deputy Secretary General and will head up political team
  • Birmingham Airport’s new Environment Manager rises through the ranks
    ARCHIVED APPOINTMENTS
  • SWISS appoints Jürg Dinner to newly-created post of Head of Public & Environmental Affairs
  • Tim Rees seconded from Airservices Australia as CANSO's new Environment Manager
  • Algal Biomass Organization names Mary Rosenthal as its first Executive Director
  • Linden Coppell takes up role as Etihad Airways' first Manager for Environmental Affairs
  • Ex-SBAC Mark Watson joins Cathay Pacific's new Environmental Affairs Office
  • Finnair appoints Kati Ihamäki new Vice President, Sustainable Development
    FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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    RECENT NEWS
  • Thai Airways carries out Asia's first commercial passenger biofuel flight and rounds off successful year for SkyNRG
  • ECJ ruling in favour of EU's right to include non-EU airlines in its ETS unlikely to stem US political pressure
  • US demands data from European and US airlines as it fires off first retaliatory salvo in growing dispute with EU over ETS
  • New technology tested to find if electric power can propel taxiing aircraft to a greener future
  • Environmental travel award caps a year of international recognition for Etihad and its green initiatives
  • Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand sign agreements with Australian company Licella to develop aviation biofuels
  • Difficulties remain on moves towards a global solution on aviation emissions but Durban talks bring some hope
  • Thai Airways set to operate Asia’s first commercial passenger biofuel flight, with Qantas to follow in early 2012
  • Air New Zealand first to benefit from new Airbus and Boeing environmental and fuel-saving initiatives
  • Following House passage, mirror bill introduced into US Senate to block US airlines from participating in EU ETS
  • US DOT official warns of damaging trade war between US and EU over EU ETS as ECJ announces date of ruling on US airline case
  • LanzaTech main beneficiary of $7.7 million FAA contract awards and ranking from new renewable jet fuel website
  • European airport carbon scheme extends to Asia as Abu Dhabi becomes first in the region to be certified
  • India seeks to raise opposition to unilateral trade measures at COP 17 in attempt to derail Aviation EU ETS
  • European regional airline body calls for less biased and more balanced rail versus air policy debate
  • UN environment chief slams airlines for their opposition to the EU ETS - "They should be champions of the scheme"
  • IATA chief urges governments to adopt a six-step policy approach to promote aviation biofuels commercialisation
  • European politicians call on EU to ensure international aviation emissions are addressed at Durban climate talks
  • Aeromexico continues its jet biofuel programme with regular regional flights using Honeywell's Green Jet Fuel
  • Lufthansa Cargo looks for innovative solutions in providing the airfreight industry with a greener future
  • UK CAA sets incentivised air navigation flight efficiency targets to deliver fuel and carbon savings from 2012
  • Alaska Air prepares for a series of used cooking oil biofuel flights using Boeing and Bombardier aircraft
  • United Airlines makes historic first US commercial biofuel flight using Solazyme's algae-derived Solajet
  • Swiss-based Aviaso signs licensing deal with P&W to provide data analysis software for fuel conservation programme
  • Norwegian airports operator to investigate viability of establishing a national aviation biofuel production sector
  • States opposed to Europe's emissions trading scheme win ICAO Council backing but EU remains defiant
  • Despite progress of US airline prohibition bill, Hedegaard confident United States will respect EU legislation on ETS
  • China joins the sustainable jet biofuel flight club as Air China and Boeing conduct two-hour demonstration
  • Boeing and Embraer hook up with Brazilian research foundation to explore long-term aviation biofuel R&D
  • US lawmakers pass bill to prohibit US airlines from complying with EU law as US politicians drum up support at ICAO
  • Asia-Pacific airports launch Green Airports Award to help promote and reward environmental best practices
  • Airbus to support Boeing’s lead role in Greener Skies follow-up initiative to maximise US air navigation efficiency
  • Air France and Airbus claim the world’s greenest flight after combining biofuel and ATM technologies
  • German aviation biofuel initiative aireg gets off the ground as it elects the officials to take it forward
  • Athens International begins operation of the world's largest airport photovoltaic installation
  • Heathrow pods offer passengers a glimpse of the future as new transport system reduces time and emissions
  • Virgin Atlantic partners with LanzaTech on 'breakthrough technology' to convert waste gases to jet biofuels
  • ECJ Advocate General finds the inclusion of third country airlines into the EU ETS is compatible with international law
  • UK first as Thomson Airways' three-year biofuel commercial flight programme finally takes off
  • Camelina derived oil contributes to Spain's first commercial biofuel flight carried out by Iberia
  • Europe misguided over EU ETS, says IATA chief, as airline industry queues up to give the scheme a kicking
  • BRICS, United States and others join in Delhi declaration to oppose EU's imposition of ETS on their airlines
  • EC sets benchmarks for EU ETS free emission allowances but Hedegaard upsets airlines over investment remarks
  • China and Russia join forces to oppose EU ETS, threatening taxes or charges on EU airlines in retaliation
  • International opposition risks EU ETS success and European airline competitiveness, says AEA and Virgin chief
  • Aviation legal experts propose an incremental approach in reaching a global sectoral agreement on emissions
  • Amsterdam Schiphol and KLM start sustainable ground vehicle project using 100 per cent biodiesel
  • Aerospace companies set up group to develop common international understanding on environmental standards
  • Singapore Airlines looks to biofuels as it becomes latest airline to join Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group
  • Airberlin’s emissions savings efforts recognised as it becomes the first airline to win German environmental award
  • US Department of Energy awards grants to LanzaTech and Virent to help fund alternative jet fuel technologies
  • Engine manufacturer GE extends its aviation biofuel development activities in Brazil and Australia
  • Airbus to seek customer airline support as it becomes ambassador for international reforestation project
  • Qantas and Jetstar reach one million tonne milestone after just four years of their carbon offset programme
  • Southwest Airlines joins with students on US coast-to-coast road tour to carry out conservation projects
  • Boeing and American Airlines partner in ecoDemonstrator programme to flight test cleaner and quieter technologies
  • Detroit airports to grow alternative jet fuel crops and attract bioenergy industries to the vicinity
  • Aerospace manufacturers look to electricity for developing aircraft ground taxiing green technology
  • Lufthansa to start regular scheduled biofuel flights this week and announces other fuel-saving and climate initiatives
  • Sovereignty the key issue as Europe, US airlines and environmental groups argue their EU ETS cases before the ECJ
  • Carbon efficiency varies tenfold across industry, finds Brighter Planet green airline ranking report
  • Commercial biofuel flights given all-clear for takeoff as hydroprocessed renewable jet fuels get standards approval
  • Thomson Airways to become first UK sustainable jet biofuels operator as it announces start of weekly flights
    GLOSSARY
  • Glossary
    ARCHIVED COMMENTARIES
  • EU airlines could be ETS victims over definition of 'equivalence' as non-EU states seek exemption from scheme
  • Aviation and climate change: what now for a global approach?
  • China's actions and stand on greenhouse gas emissions from international civil aviation
  • Aviation after Copenhagen: ICAO must now develop a bold strategic vision
  • ICAO's flawed carbon calculator is symptomatic of a lack of industry transparency on aircraft performance
  • Bunker fuels and Copenhagen - the disappointing outcome that leaves the aviation industry adrift on GHG emissions
  • Airlines in the United States are avoiding their role in climate change by postponing meaningful action
  • EU emissions trading funds from airlines' hard-earned revenues should be used wisely and not squandered
  • The EU ETS is not that big a deal – and it even has some ingenuity
  • The control of aviation emissions reaches a critical juncture
  • Taxing international aviation to pay for adaptation to climate change in developing countries is only a partial answer
  • Kyoto v. Chicago: ICAO debates how to apply the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities to aviation
  • A global scheme for aviation emissions provides a better deal than US and EU cap-and-trade systems
  • FAA lays out a plan by which it hopes to achieve carbon neutral growth in aviation emissions through increased operational efficiency and technology
  • The search for alternative aviation fuels: understanding the challenge
  • California and its allies join forces with Europe to break the Bush administration's intransigence on aviation emissions
  • Disagreement on environmental impacts of air transport is seriously undermining UK government policy
  • A way forward in achieving an acceptable global aviation emissions mitigation framework
  • Why aviation must be included in the European Emissions Trading Scheme
    ARCHIVED AIRCRAFT & AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY
  • Airbus and IAI to develop pilot-controlled, semi-robotic aircraft tow tractor to allow engines-off taxiing
  • Wing modification specialist confirms fuel and emissions can be reduced by up to 4 percent on older 737s
  • GE and NASA to begin wind-tunnel test programme this summer to evaluate open-rotor jet engines
  • Era Systems to upgrade noise and flight track monitoring system at Phoenix Sky Harbor
  • Lufthansa Cargo starts pilot scheme using lightweight containers to test fuel and emissions savings potential
    ARCHIVED NEWS FROM THE WEB
  • Emissions standards fuel Canadian airline ire
  • Sceptics question airline biofuels
  • Russia proposes airport slots as CO2 reduction incentive
  • Airlines weigh the advantages of using more biofuel
  • Quick win: aviation biofuels offer breakout for clean energy
  • Out of the frying pan and into the air
  • Australia adds opt-in rule for polluters in CO2 scheme
  • Most airlines will need to buy 30-40 per cent of their EU ETS carbon permit needs
  • Farmers sought for California jet biofuel project
  • Boeing looks to carbon recycling for weight reduction
  • US senator touts camelina crop to farmers
  • House ready to fight Europe's ETS
  • Aircraft emissions standards hard to craft
  • Airlines and carbon - the European plan makes sense
  • India to oppose EU's emission trading system for airlines
  • Australian regional carriers to pay fourfold on carbon tax
  • Why do airlines fight rules to help the environment?
  • Australian airlines count the cost of carbon tax plan
  • UK government "giving green taxes a bad name"
  • EU parries China's jab on aviation emissions scheme
  • Airlines making giant gains in efficiency
  • Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to London...Southend
  • US airlines challenge European emissions rule
  • Airlines win approval to use plant-based biofuels on commercial flights
  • Europe and US in legal clash over airline emissions
  • Global maritime carbon deal dead in the water
  • Aviation industry goes green
  • Biofuel boom in aviation
  • Aviation's ETS objections are baseless
  • Airports planning for a sustainable future
  • EADS details near-hypersonic transport concept
  • World Bank to suggest CO2 levy on jet and shipping fuel
  • Stand up to China today, or pay dearly tomorrow
  • Scientists eye algae as fuel for airplanes
  • Airline manoeuvres intensify as EU cap on jet emissions looms
  • German decision to scrap nuclear to add to airline carbon costs
  • Lead emissions from avgas may lead to costly California lawsuits
  • Solar plane is European 'dream bird', says EU commissioner
  • Military and aviation industry outline need for sustainable biofuels
  • As jet fuel prices soar, a green option nears the runway
  • IATA sees 10 airlines joining carbon scheme this year
  • Majestic muck: Can pond scum revive airlines?
  • EU's aviation carbon control aims at emission reduction or just 'passage money'?
  • Idling jets pollute more than thought, researchers find
  • Business aviation operators seek to reduce administrative burden of EU ETS
  • Aviation carbon suit to stir trade tension at Durban talks, says IETA chief
  • Camelina falling out of favour with Montana farmers
  • ATAG's Steele: Airline industry needs biofuel
  • FAA and airlines continue attack on Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme
  • European biofuel dispute over land use change splits the industry
  • UK hits aircraft operators with extra ETS admin fees
  • Argentinean algae company confident its jet fuel will be ready soon
  • Lufthansa to start trading EU emission permits on European Energy Exchange
  • Germany joins up with Lufthansa to sponsor biofuel six times worse than fossil fuels
  • Turning the blue sky green - American's onboard recycling efforts
  • NASA: Green airliner achievable by 2025
  • Airports and neighbourhoods prepare for Boeing’s massive new 747 freighter
  • European pollution regulations face challenge from US airlines
  • EU's airline emission goals under scrutiny
  • Welcome back carbon?
  • Mayrhuber urges teamwork to make aviation more sustainable
  • Aircraft contrails stoke warming, cloud formation
  • Aviation may be biofuels' killer app
  • Boeing: Biofuels 'vital' to airlines' carbon pledge
  • When waiting saves time - study says keeping planes at gate increases efficiency
  • Airline industry last in line to sign up for algae fuel: Sapphire CEO
  • Plane truths: How to build greener planes that airlines will actually want to fly
  • Aviation industry's role in finding renewable fuels
  • Plane spotters and bubble blowers wanted for climate survey
  • House OKs testing of forest biomass as jet fuel
  • Due diligence: how to evaluate a renewable energy technology
  • Airport's planned solar farm would be the largest in the state
  • EU court backs fines for excessive airline noise
  • EU wants 60 per cent transport carbon cut by 2050, draft will say
  • Alaska Air chief calls for more cooperation between industry and the FAA
  • Boeing hopes aviation biofuel market-ready by 2015
  • Humans with antlers - why we're wired for extinction
  • Biofuels: Off into the wild, green yonder
  • Energy markets: Lufthansa, Delta jockey for free carbon permits
  • Alternative fuels don't benefit the military, a RAND report says
  • Green groups warn new London airport plan is not fit for take-off
  • How we'll fly in 2025 - NASA's vision
  • The growth of aviation biofuels
  • Aviation biofuels: real or green fantasy?
  • Dismantling company finds innovative ways of reusing scrapped aircraft materials
  • Biofuels developers get a taste for waste
  • BA, Rolls-Royce ramp up biofuel effort
  • Forecast for 2011: Turning on to biofuels
  • $3 billion for green aviation research?
  • A push to make air travel more environmentally friendly
  • Aviation escapes proposed new tax as UN climate talks end
  • Airline industry emerges from COP 16 meetings with ICAO recognition, no green tax
  • COP 16 campaign may delay airline industry GHG restrictions
  • Hydrotreated renewable jet fuel close to certification but scale-up challenges remain
  • Emissions trading: spectre of EU ban looms for lax airlines
  • EU carbon price to rise 49 percent next year, predicts analysts
  • Cancun: Richard Branson calls for global carbon taxes
  • Deadline looms for EU verified emission report
  • Hydrogen should take priority over biofuel in aviation: WWF
  • Europe's Aviation ETS: blame it on the 'Taliban'
  • Aviation's lesson for Cancun: the real thing?
  • ICAO's aviation emissions reduction plan heads for Cancun
  • Generating sustainable feedstocks locally is one of the main advantages of aviation biofuels
  • Space tourism - a final frontier worth exploring?
  • New Mumbai airport gets environmental clearance
  • Boeing subsidiary joins effort to develop electric aircraft
  • Aviation industry 'ditches' hydrogen
  • Study: carbon footprint of electronic devices can rival those of airlines
  • Russia could use sawdust to fuel airplanes, says minister
  • Factory turns chicken fat to diesel and jet fuel
  • Algal fuels: just around the corner or 10 years away?
  • Young algae industry getting government push
  • Noise politics is local and powerful
  • Travel expert: Environmental policies loom as tourism threat
  • Boeing to test China commercial jet biofuel next year
  • Aviation needs CO2 price to double by 2020: British Airways
  • Algae power reaches for the sky
  • What does Boeing's SolarEagle mean for the future of green aviation?
  • Delta seeks advanced engine technology to help meet its aggressive CO2 goals
  • Airlines are turning the blue yonder green
  • Biofuel ready for commercial-scale production
  • Branson bets his own money on renewable oils from algae
  • Tech fixes to wind turbine-radar conflict face hurdles
  • Could saddle seats in planes help cut CO2?
  • Soapbox: We are not in denial about climate change
  • Global warming? It doesn't exist, says Ryanair boss O'Leary
  • Few air travellers offset carbon emissions, UK study finds
  • Arizona set to become centre for algae-based, biofuel industry
  • Ranking the airlines by fuel efficiency
  • Colorado researchers turn plant scraps into butanol jet fuel
  • FAA's bird fears runs into conflict with EPA requirements over storm-water pond plan
  • How the science of biomimicry is being used to develop more fuel efficient aircraft
  • Electric hybrid airliner generates buzz at Oshkosh air show
  • Garuda Indonesia planning to switch to biofuel
  • Aviation industry's drive for fuel economy spurs progress in cockpit technology
  • Commercial airlines may get one percent of fuel from biofuels by 2015, Boeing says
  • Algae holds promise to make aviation carbon-neutral
  • Looking for green in blue skies
  • The flying Prius - the future of the passenger jet
  • Carbon airliner with a small footprint readied for take-off to Britain
  • New Mumbai airport plan pits environment against business
  • Aviation industry harnesses algae for biofuel
  • German air travel tax set at up to 26 euros from January 2011
  • Push up cost of air travel to cut demand, say UK engineers
  • Airplanes can punch holes in clouds and make it rain, finds study
  • Airframers step up biofuel efforts ahead of Farnborough Air Show
  • Aviation taxes in danger of pricing people out of flying, says BA's Willie Walsh
  • Airlines fret as emission rules in Europe are set to kick in
  • Britain curbing airport growth to aid climate
  • Boeing looks at lifecycle efficiencies beyond the 787
  • Blimps could replace aircraft in freight transport, say scientists
  • At German airports, bees help monitor air quality
  • Southwest COO pushes for narrowbody replacement
  • Airlines urged to speed up preparations for EU emissions trading
  • Comment: What about another big greenwashed tax on tourism?
  • How green is the World Cup?
  • Aviation biofuels are growing up quickly
  • Energy of the future? It's green and slimy
  • Smoother airplane landing pattern conserves fuel
  • London City Airport CEO calls on industry to lobby UK government
  • Airlines reject Germany's proposed environmental tax
  • US Air Force confident of meeting 2011 blended synthetic fuel target
  • Green approaches: Airport sustainability
  • Sky’s the limit for synthetic jet fuel maker
  • New UK government coalition sets out plans on runways and aviation tax
  • Spirit Airlines installs lighter-weight, fuel-saving, pre-reclined seats
  • Heathrow runway plans scrapped by new UK coalition government
  • Lufthansa to use biofuel on flights by 2012, says CEO
  • Montana-grown camelina biofuel takes off in jet engines
  • Deadline looms for business aviation emissions trading crunch
  • Heathrow's third runway opponents score High Court victory
  • EADS backs algae as future biofuel rather than fuels from plant-derived sources
  • Los Angeles International Airport tightens carbon accounting for US climate rules
  • EU draws up plans for first direct tax with fuel levy
  • Jet stream: Special Biofuels Digest report on aviation biofuels
  • Fly the poplar skies - Research teams developing processes for carbon-negative renewable jet fuel
  • Aviation biofuels: the bumpy road to scale production
  • Leaving the trash behind - recycling efforts at US airports
  • What you must know about flying green
  • EU approves revised ETS rules to combat cyber crime
  • Greening air travel to reduce its environmental impact
  • Foreign Office's 10:10 plan takes off with economy flights for ambassadors
  • Aerospace chief: Industry on track to deliver 'greener' aircraft
  • Airlines have to know how carbon is going to be taxed and what emissions standards will apply to them
  • Business class fliers leave far larger carbon footprint, but by how much?
  • Algae to solve the Pentagon's jet fuel problem
  • SAP cuts business flights by 25 percent for environmental as well as business reasons
  • Bosses fail to lead on green travel
  • Aviation firms showcase green technologies at Singapore Airshow
  • Research for the future at the German Aerospace Centre
  • The solid business case for cutting carbon emissions
  • High-speed rail wins out over airport expansion
  • Is biofuel is the green answer to oil-based jet fuel?
  • Great Plains doubling camelina acreage in 2010 as aviation biofuels darling gains traction
  • Boeing Dreamliner: the promise of greener flying
  • Building the alternative aviation fuels coalition
  • UAE airlines flying high in race to safeguard environment
  • Can the aviation industry ever be green?
  • Two cheers for new greener jet fuel
  • USA's first on-site wind turbine at general aviation facility installed
  • Sir Richard Branson: the airline owner on his new war
  • Virgin's Branson says airlines want emissions targets
  • Southwest's CEO calls cap and trade schemes disastrous
  • LAX nears goal of 70 percent waste diversion by 2015
  • Copenhagen: support for a global tax on shipping and aviation grows
  • Company wants to turn poultry fat into jet fuel at Iowa plant
  • US jet fuel biorefinery projects receive $100 million grant money
  • Cut in carbon emissions may have dire consequences on vacation plans
  • Aviation rivals rally for 'green manifesto'
  • KLM biofuel flight fuels hopes for green airlines
  • Clouds created by jets cut out Britain's sunshine, discovers researchers
  • Paying more for flights eases guilt, not emissions - organizations review their carbon offset programmes
  • Falling polar bears put Plane Stupid shocking cinema ad on course for controversy
  • Alternative fuel "can power 15 percent of flights by 2020"
  • Air Passenger Duty condemned by tourism ministers from 100 countries
  • EU research budget cannot cut aircraft emissions says UK agency
  • Jet plains: do grasses, woods, mustards grown in the heartlands hold the key for aviation fuels?
  • SAS claims lead in lean fuel operations
  • Carbon trading – does it really reduce emissions?
  • Sasol makes strides towards alternative fuels for aviation
  • American, Air France reschedule AIRE transatlantic emissions reduction demos
  • Continental Airlines executives encourage consistency in emissions regulations
  • European business aviation group criticizes ETS execution
  • Guilt-free flying - Can flying be ever green?
  • Plane answers: airlines see green in appearing green
  • Boeing looks at greener partnerships in China for aviation biofuels
  • Plastics remain a weight-saving hope
  • Aviation takes lead on emissions
  • Capping carbon - Getting air traffic under control
  • European ETS fiasco riles business aviation
  • Environmental Protection Agency seeks to limit plane de-icing chemical runoff
  • Senate climate bill seeks airplane emissions cuts
  • EU to propose climate action on planes, ships
  • Will new GPS system save US airline fuel and curb emissions?
  • Final EPA rule limits impact on aviation
  • Aviation industry chews over ways to reduce emissions
  • Airbus needs extra cash for new greener and faster planes
  • Aviation emissions cannot grow unchecked, says UK Transport Secretary
  • UK Transport Secretary says the increase in Air Passenger Duty enough to cover industry's climate impact
  • Airlines vow to halve carbon emissions by 2050
  • Quieter, cleaner, safer skies? Sign us up
  • Going green: the optimist's view
  • Travellers unwilling to pay more for green travel
  • Airlines stung by European CO2 limits
  • High-speed trains 'not the answer' for cutting emissions
  • Airlines follow IATA guidance to make ETS submissions 'under protest'
  • EU: Airlines must join emissions trading plan or face penalty
  • Airline emissions scheme deadlines loom
  • How to turn seawater into jet fuel
  • Europe leads the way in greener airlines
  • Airlines will be first US industry to confront cap and trade
  • Going green: just who actually cares?
  • I’m in a dirty old business but I try, says airline chief Richard Branson
  • Academic sets aviation industry challenge on climate change
  • Aviation industry prepares biofuels for take off
  • Heathrow airport noise pollution study 'illogical', says top aviation scientist
  • Electric overtakes alternate fuels in the greening of general aviation
  • Algae: The ultimate biofuel?
  • Low NOx combustors target of new NASA funding
  • Who's behind the plan to pave New York's Central Park and build an airport?
  • Plans to reduce rising emissions from global shipping falter at key international meeting
  • Low-cost carrier AirTran Airways joins environmental sustainability programme
  • Brussels agrees business aviation emissions concession on EU Emissions Trading Scheme
  • We have the only alternative fuels approved for commercial aviation, says Rentech CEO
  • We will protect air travel for the masses, says UK Climate Secretary
  • Business aviation groups fear costs in US climate bill
  • Time to clear the airways - sponsored interview with Chairman of BAA
  • One billion gallons by 2014: algal fuel price, capacity projections
  • Greener, cheaper planes favoured at Paris Air Show
  • Biofuels to the fore in fight to reduce aviation emissions
  • For greening aviation, are biofuels the right stuff?
  • Quieter is better
  • Can open rotor deliver?
  • Comment: Carbon Credit
  • The conventional wisdom about jatropha is wrong, says biofuels company, as cold-tolerant species appear
  • Green group proposes surcharge at Jackson Hole Airport
  • Passengers should pay global carbon tax, says British Airways chief
  • Train can be worse for climate than plane, discovers new US full life-cycle emissions study
  • Wild green yonder: are new aircraft orders an environmental play?
  • European Union eyes airlines and shipping for climate funding
  • Air New Zealand sends its biofuel jumbo jet to the wreckers
  • Airline industry eyes emissions standards
  • ICAO continues work towards establishing emissions targets
  • A US/EU dogfight over greener air travel
  • European Algae Biomass Association says commercialization 10-15 years away; US say 2-3 years: who's right?
  • EC: Airlines need to take ETS submission deadlines seriously
  • Aviation must be part of any climate deal, says UK Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon
  • Plant-derived fuels could be certified for flights within a year, says Boeing exec
  • Green engine: Open rotor remains tantalizing prospect despite potential obstacles
  • How Boeing fights climate change
  • EU to launch European Algae Biomass Association
  • Heathrow third runway a mistake, says Lord Stern
  • UK government insists on business as usual despite heavy losses at BA
  • US airlines take legal action over UK's Air Passenger Duty
  • Wind farms 'could pose danger to planes without new air traffic control radar system'
  • What the heck is radiative forcing & why should my aviation carbon offset include it?
  • GE develops aid to reduce airport noise fines
  • Aviation now contributes 4.9 percent of climate change worldwide
  • Special report on aviation biofuels: Commercialization outlook
  • NASA bags algae, wastewater in bid for aviation fuel
  • Climate change odds much worse than thought
  • EU targets transport, power for next climate action
  • Honeywell to test biofuel in APUs, engines this summer
  • Carbon tax threatens developing world, says eco leader
  • NASA focuses on green aviation research
  • EBAA's Humphries says ETS would burden smaller business aviation operators
  • Aviation industry warns on carbon trading, increased regulation
  • Hailed as a miracle biofuel, jatropha falls short of hype
  • Airlines weighing in on carbon offsets
  • Carbon complexities
  • Building the first carbon-negative airport
  • Altering planes, and the way they fly, to save fuel
    NEWS 2011
  • British Airways to replace passenger carbon offset scheme with new fund to aid UK carbon reduction projects
  • Boeing launches re-engined 737 and pledges four per cent better fuel efficiency than rival Airbus A320neo
  • UK government updates aviation CO2 forecasts to 2050 and analyses policy levers to achieve reductions
  • European airlines nervous as international demands for Europe to exclude foreign airlines from EU ETS continue to grow
  • Using nationally-sourced jatropha, Aeromexico conducts first transcontinental commercial biofuel flight
  • Emirates’ first environmental report reveals its fleet is 25 per cent more efficient than the industry average
  • Obama announces major investment towards developing the aviation advanced biofuels sector in the US
  • Funding secured for Brazilian research study into the sustainability of renewable jet fuel sourced from sugarcane
  • SWAFEA final report lays groundwork for the deployment of sustainable aviation biofuels in Europe
  • Recycling end-of-life airplanes is key to delivering enhanced industry environmental performance, says Boeing
  • Thomson Airways and aircraft manufacturer ATR set the standard for international environmental certification
  • US politicians introduce bill to prohibit airlines from joining EU ETS while EU MEPs urge Commission to stand firm
  • Finnair’s scheduled commercial biofuel flight marks a step towards more sustainable flying, says airline
  • Lufthansa takes off towards a new era of sustainably fuelled regular commercial scheduled flights
  • Finnair fulfils biofuel pioneering ambitions as it announces three Amsterdam-Helsinki flights starting next week
  • Mallee trees to provide biomass for Virgin Australia sustainable aviation biofuel venture in Western Australia
  • Environmental NGOs make a case for the EU ETS as US airlines finally near their day in court over inclusion
  • Solena signs agreements with US and international airlines to supply jet biofuels in northern California
  • A new era for aviation as KLM becomes first airline to operate a commercial flight using biofuels
  • LanzaTech awarded US DARPA contract to carry out further research into its alcohol-to-jet fuel technology
  • KLM looks to used cooking oil to power a programme of 200 commercial biofuel flights from September
  • Momentum gathering towards aviation biofuels commercialisation as US and European policy-makers signal support
  • US government formally declares its opposition to inclusion of its airlines into EU ETS and seeks exemption
  • European airline association hits back at media misconceptions of its EU ETS stand following Commission letter
  • First-ever transatlantic aviation biofuel flight sets up week of alternative aviation fuel events at Paris Air Show
  • Major financial institution to support sustainable aviation biofuel development in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Swedish innovation towards greener flights makes further strides with carbon reduction gains from VINGA
  • Aviation biofuels powering commercial flights nears reality as technical standards body passes approval
  • German cross-industry initiative launched to promote research and development of sustainable aviation biofuels
  • Sustainability report from Cathay Pacific shows small CO2 efficiency gains on rising traffic volumes in 2010
  • Aviation chiefs step up their attacks on the EU ETS as Europe’s climate commissioner stands firm on airline inclusion
  • Study shows how Australia and New Zealand can establish their own sustainable aviation biofuels industry
  • Diverse feedstocks and government support required to meet aviation biofuels demand, says US Northwest report
  • Lufthansa’s fuel and emissions rose by 10.1 per cent in 2010 but specific fuel consumption falls to record low
  • MIT analysis emphasises the large variability in greenhouse gas emissions from jet biofuel production
  • Airbus names finalists for its student greener aviation competition and waves a green flag for biodiversity
  • World Economic Forum report identifies biofuels as the 'game changer' to achieve aviation emissions targets
  • China gets tough over EU ETS inclusion: its airlines to take legal action and threatens other countermeasures
  • Brazilian jet biofuel ventures blossom as jatropha 'field to wing' platform adds a new international R&D partner
  • EU finance ministers call for a global carbon market for aviation and shipping to help raise climate financing
  • Canada joins the renewable jet fuel race as Rentech looks to open major forest waste biomass project