Aviation
COP 16 Campaign May Delay Airline Industry GHG Restrictions
CANCÚN — The global airline industry is using political and marketing muscle to push U.N. leaders to establish a sectoral approach to reduce greenhouse gas ...
Qantas Picks New Carbon Offset Provider
The Qantas Group has finalized new supplier arrangements for its voluntary carbon offset program under an agreement with Climate Friendly.
Customer purchases to the Qantas and ...
Business Travel, Telework, Ecotourism in Latest Issue of EL Insights
As mobile technologies become more affordable and reliable, telecommuting will be an attractive option (although, still less than 2% of US employees telecommute), according ...
Airlines Strike Global Deal on Emissions Cuts
The European Union can move ahead with plans to charge airlines for emissions permits starting in 2012, after airlines agreed to a global deal ...
United Airlines CR Report: Scope 1 Emissions Fall 11% in 2009
United Airlines (UA) has reduced its Scope 1 carbon footprint by more than 11 percent in 2009, compared to the previous year, due to a number of factors including capacity reductions and the retirement of nearly ...
Airlines Need Government Financing to Pay for ‘Green’ Upgrades
If the U.S. aviation industry is going to meet its sustainable and environmental stewardship goals, including the implementation of next-generation air traffic management systems, it ...
DIA Plans Largest Solar Installation in Colorado
Denver International Airport (DIA) plans to start construction of a 4.4-megawatt (MW) solar power system in the fall, which is claimed as the largest customer-sited ...
American Airlines, GE to Debut First U.S. Commercial Instrument Flight Path
American Airlines and GE is debuting its inaugural flight today (August 26) using the first U.S. commercially designed instrument flight path, which is expected to ...
Las Vegas Airport to Save about $5.4M in Annual Utility Costs
McCarran International Airport says energy efficiency is a priority as rate hikes approved by the Public Utilities Commissions have meant higher prices for commercial ...
BA, Bombardier Announce Biofuel Plans at Farnborough
British Airways has signed an agreement with Solena Group to help build Europe’s first biofuel plant, amid plans to begin using the fuel in its fleet starting in 2014, according to a Dow Jones ...
GE Aviation to Participate in AIRE Green Connections Aviation Project
GE Aviation will play a key role in the Atlantic-Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) Green Connections project to validate how existing technology can be ...
Solazyme Delivers Algae-Fuel to Navy
Solazyme, a San Francisco-based renewable oil and bioproducts company, has begun delivery of its algae-based jet fuel to the U.S. Navy, according to a ...
Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and Others Create Regional Sustainable Biofuels Initiative
Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University have created an initiative to promote aviation biofuel development ...
Roundup – Bridgestone, EIA, Germany
Western Climate group sees carbon cuts and savings
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Bridgestone to Partner with the World Agroforestry Centre to Assist Rubber Tree Farmers in ...
Inbound Logistics Salutes Green Companies
Inbound Logistics magazine released its “50 Green Supply Chain Partners” list, highlighting third party logistics, air cargo carriers, expedited carriers, materials handlers, ocean carriers, ...
U.S. Airlines Fight New Carbon Taxes
The U.S. government is fighting British plans to institute new taxes on the aviation industry in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to ...
FAA CLEEN Awards $125 Million in New Contracts
The FAA has announced it has awarded $125 million in new contracts with GE Aviation, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing and Rolls Royce to develop ...
Boeing on Track to Meet Environmental Targets by 2012
Boeing is on track to reach its environmental targets by 2012 even though some improvements have been modest over the first few years of ...
EADS Signs Biofuel Deal With BioCombustibles
European Aeronautic Defence And Space (EADS) and its subsidiary, Eurocopter, have signed a deal with an Argentinean biofuels supplier to evaluate the potential for an ...
Airline Industry Lacks Standard Recycling Practices
Recycling and environmental programs in the airline industry vary across the nation and often consist of a number of partners including airports, airlines, municipalities, private ...
