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UK lessor MONTE signs deals to deliver up to 90 zero-emission commuter planes

UK lessor MONTE signs deals to deliver up to 90 zero-emission commuter planes Frequent flyer levy could provide a fair and substantial source of finance for aviation decarbonisation

Frequent flyer levy could provide a fair and substantial source of finance for aviation decarbonisation

Frequent flyer levy could provide a fair and substantial source of finance for aviation decarbonisation United invests up to $37.5m in new Oregon biorefinery to help boost SAF supply on US West Coast

United invests up to $37.5m in new Oregon biorefinery to help boost SAF supply on US West Coast

United invests up to $37.5m in new Oregon biorefinery to help boost SAF supply on US West Coast Neste signs new SAF development and supply agreements in Japan, Europe and the United States

Neste signs new SAF development and supply agreements in Japan, Europe and the United States

Neste signs new SAF development and supply agreements in Japan, Europe and the United States India’s IndiGo on course for meeting intensity target and signs MoU as it commits to using 10% SAF by 2030

India’s IndiGo on course for meeting intensity target and signs MoU as it commits to using 10% SAF by 2030

India’s IndiGo on course for meeting intensity target and signs MoU as it commits to using 10% SAF by 2030 European travel companies switch to SAF to reduce carbon emissions from customers’ flights

European travel companies switch to SAF to reduce carbon emissions from customers’ flights

European travel companies switch to SAF to reduce carbon emissions from customers’ flights Air New Zealand looks to zero-emission flights by 2026 as Airbus sees hydrogen hub cluster potential

Air New Zealand looks to zero-emission flights by 2026 as Airbus sees hydrogen hub cluster potential

Air New Zealand looks to zero-emission flights by 2026 as Airbus sees hydrogen hub cluster potential BA inks UK SAF deal with LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea plus launches new customer SAF and offset programme

BA inks UK SAF deal with LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea plus launches new customer SAF and offset programme

BA inks UK SAF deal with LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea plus launches new customer SAF and offset programme Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy grants $50 million to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines SAF plant

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy grants $50 million to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines SAF plant

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy grants $50 million to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines SAF plant American Airlines extends confidence in hydrogen propulsion with second new investment

American Airlines extends confidence in hydrogen propulsion with second new investment

American Airlines extends confidence in hydrogen propulsion with second new investment LCC easyJet scraps offsetting as it maps out SBTi-aligned technology route to net zero

LCC easyJet scraps offsetting as it maps out SBTi-aligned technology route to net zero

LCC easyJet scraps offsetting as it maps out SBTi-aligned technology route to net zero Industry welcomes milestone agreement as ICAO adopts 2050 net zero emissions goal for air transport

Industry welcomes milestone agreement as ICAO adopts 2050 net zero emissions goal for air transport

Industry welcomes milestone agreement as ICAO adopts 2050 net zero emissions goal for air transport

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28 May 2021 Mark Pilling

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Airbus A330neo becomes first airliner to receive certification under the ICAO CO2 standard

27 May 2021 Christopher Surgenor

Europe’s aviation regulatory authority EASA has for the first time certified an aircraft – the…