When aviation hits the headlines over its impact on the environment, the focus is usually on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions – noise and air quality are generally overlooked. “When you look at how airlines communicate on their sustainability … Continue reading
For many years, turboprops were thought of in the past tense: noisy, old-fashioned, uncomfortable, rickety and a world away from the glamour promised by the jet age. In that dim and distant age of low fuel prices – the 1990s … Continue reading
Pressure on the aviation industry to balance increasing demand with environmental protection is at an all-time high, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The sustainability of the aviation sector is increasingly in the spotlight, thanks to its impressive growth … Continue reading
The UK is proud of London Heathrow’s position as the world’s busiest international airport but for the coalition government currently in power, it is turning into a poisoned chalice. The decision to rule out a third runway at the airport, … Continue reading
One of the most familiar sounds on an aircraft – one that disconcerts many a nervous flyer – is the whirr and clunk as the hydraulic system retracts the wheels after take-off or extends them as the plane comes in … Continue reading
Cutting fuel use has become even more crucial for airlines as they move closer to being forced to pay for what they emit under the European Union’s emissions trading system (ETS). Other emissions-reduction programmes, such as the EU’s Clean Sky … Continue reading
The €1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) Clean Sky joint venture between the European Commission and the European aviation industry has been beset by claims that it is too bureaucratic, which has slowed down the process of allocating research projects. But these … Continue reading
