UK government announces competition to encourage development of sustainable aviation fuel
UK companies will be able to bid for a share of £15 million to pioneer new technologies to convert everyday waste into sustainable aviation fuel.
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UK companies will be able to bid for a share of £15 million to pioneer new technologies to convert everyday waste into sustainable aviation fuel.
Gary Cutts, Challenge Director of the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Future Flight Challenge, spoke to International Airport Review’s Junior Editor, Leah Hockley, about the purpose of the challenge and how it is working to encourage innovation within the industry, as well as the importance of the development of future…
On 8 February 2021, Berlin Brandenburg Airport achieved a significant milestone - 100 days of operation. Jan-Peter Haack, spokesperson for BER Airport, discusses the airport’s first few months of operation and the challenges of opening a brand new airport in the middle of a pandemic.
Kris Russell, Enterprise Sustainability Program Manager at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, discusses the airport’s commitment to climate action and how it is set to achieve its ambitious target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 - 20 years ahead of the 2050 United Nations' global target - in the latest…
By extending the airport slots allocation waiver, the UK government has acted on calls for relief from the aviation sector and ensured that airlines will avoid operating high-cost carbon-inefficient ‘ghost flights’.
Set to open in 2021, the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) at Cranfield University aims to bring together sector leads from across the aviation industry within a collaborative research environment to create, experiment and challenge the digital status quo. International Airport Review’s Junior Editor, Leah Hockley, spoke with three…
A new partnership between three aviation and infrastructure companies will see the development of an eVTOL vertiports network connecting strategic locations in major cities across Florida.
As part of the UK's Future Flight Challenge, Heathrow will research the use of new technologies and create a blueprint for making zero carbon aviation a reality.
Paris Region, Choose Paris Region, Groupe ADP, Air France-KLM and Airbus have partnered to encourage the exploration of the opportunities presented by hydrogen use in Paris airports.
The Air-One project will work to demonstrate how to unlock the potential of sustainable urban air mobility to reduce congestion, cut air pollution and holistically decarbonise transport.
The project has secured partial funding through the UK government’s Future Flight Challenge to look at the feasibility of an air taxi service in the UK's South West region.
A number of stakeholders have worked to set a common emissions target and roadmap to achieve the 2050 fossil-free goal for Norwegian aviation.
Leaders across the coalition have called on the Prime Minister to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel and electric, hybrid and hydrogen powered aircraft.
With the commissioning of its southern runway on 4 November 2020 following the landing of a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Berlin Brandenburg Airport is now fully operational.
The analysis has found the potential to produce enough sustainable aviation fuel to exceed the goal to offer a 10 per cent SAF jet fuel blend at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by 2028.