New data proves NATS is hitting environmental targets

PORTSMOUTH, UK, May 9, 2012 -- NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic services and solutions, today has released findings of the first three operational months of its world-first environmental flight efficiency metric, which is designed to deliver 600,000 tonnes of CO₂ savings over the next three years, worth up to £120m in today’s fuel prices.

President of the Maldives Urges ATM Efficiency Improvements for the Sustainable Growth of Aviation

MALDIVES, May 3, 2012 -- His Excellency Dr Mohamed Waheed, President of the Republic of Maldives, has urged air traffic management efficiency improvements for the sustainable growth of aviation in the Asia-Pacific.

Cathay Pacific named Caring Company for tenth consecutive year

HONG KONG, May 3, 2012 -- Cathay Pacific Airways received the 10 Consecutive Years Caring Company Logo 2002-12 from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). The award came at a recognition ceremony at the Caring Company NGO Partnership Day, organised by the HKCSS, at which Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, Acting Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR, officiated.

Boeing Designs Advanced Technology Winglet for 737 MAX - New technology to give MAX customers up to additional 1.5% fuel-burn reduction

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2012 -- Boeing announced today a new winglet design concept for the 737 MAX. The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent improvement already offered on the new-engine variant.

'Continuous Descent Operation' now used at over 80 airports

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2 May, 2012 -- Environmental restrictions are in place at most European airports. A response to environmental challenges is the implementation of the Continuous Descent Operation (CDO) technique. It is likely that the number of airport restrictions will continue to grow, with a potentially negative impact on optimum network performance.    

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• May 2012

  • Boeing Designs Advanced Technology Winglet for 737 MAX - New technology to give MAX customers up to additional 1.5% fuel-burn reduction

  • President of the Maldives Urges ATM Efficiency Improvements for the Sustainable Growth of Aviation

  • 'Continuous Descent Operation' now used at over 80 airports

  • New data proves NATS is hitting environmental targets

  • Cathay Pacific named Caring Company for tenth consecutive year

• April 2012

  • Airbus starts final assembly of first A350 XWB - A350 XWB next generation aircraft takes shape

  • Boeing and Embraer Sign Agreement for Broad Business Cooperation to Benefit Customers and Support Industry Growth

  • Three letters that stand for even more innovation: airberlin backs the use of RNP procedure for takeoff and landing

  • Neste Oil joined aireg promoting the deployment of biofuels in aviation

  • Boeing Makes 737 MAX Design Decisions - New-engine variant to offer customers substantial fuel savings in 2017

  • Qantas Announces Feasibility Study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

  • Boeing and ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight

  • Cooperation Key to Meeting Challenges in the Gulf Region

  • Airspace Optimisation key to unlocking Middle East Capacity

  • Porter Airlines Operates Bombardier Q400 Aircraft in Canada's First Biofuel-Powered Revenue Flight

  • AFRA Launches New Best Management Practice (BMP) Guide for Recycling Aircraft Materials

  • WestJet unveils electric baggage tug on Earth Day

  • United Launches Enhanced Carbon Offset Program in Celebration of Earth Day

  • First Commercial sustainable aviation fuel flight to Tasmania

• March 2012

  • Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China and Boeing Sign Collaboration Agreement to Partner in Areas Advancing Commercial Aviation Industry Growth

  • DFW International Airport Partners with EPA to Save Energy and Resources

  • SkyNRG supplies LAN Chile for the first commercial flight in South America on sustainable Jet Fuel

  • Advanced CFM56-7BE Maintaining Highly Successful In-Service Record

  • THAI, PTT, AEROTHAI and Boeing Move Ahead with the “Aviation Biofuels Sustainable Project”

  • Airbus and Virgin Australia study new alternative fuel process

  • Boeing and CANSO Call to Accelerate Air Traffic Management Improvements

  • Boeing, Airbus and Embraer to Collaborate on Aviation Biofuel Commercialization

  • Air transport provides jobs and sustainable economic growth

  • ATAG welcomes ATR to Board of Directors

  • Global aviation sector commits to support sustainable development

  • CFM Joins Aviation Leaders in Signing Declaration on Climate Change

  • NATS 2012 Corporate Responsibility report lays out strategy for sustainable aviation in the UK

  • ANA Group targets 20 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2020

  • ACI Asia-Pacific Announces Results of Green Airports Recognition Distinguished Achievement in Platinum goes to Changi Airport

  • Airbus to invest €2 billion in R&D in 2012 - Over 90% to benefit the environment

  • Qantas to Operate Biofuel Flight

  • 'Green' landings at Brussels Airport

  • Positive findings from long-term biofuel tests at Lufthansa

• February 2012

  • New arrival management message implemented

  • Airbus takes Air Traffic Management to the fourth dimension - Supports partnership for more efficiency in European airspace

  • Hawaiian Earns First-Ever Aviation Carbon Credits For Reducing Emissions with Pratt and Whitney's Eco Engine Wash

  • easyJet first airline to trial electric green taxiing system by Safran and Honeywell

  • Birmingham Airport Invests in Solar Power

  • New Biofuel flights for KLM

  • Fuel efficiency: airberlin achieves new record

  • LAN Airlines conducted the first flight in Latin America operated entirely with a modern satellite navigation system

  • British site Travel Plus recognises Portuguese airline’s sustainability policies

  • Grenelle Environment Agreement: Air France takes stock of its environmental commitments

• January 2012

  • Schiphol expands snow clearance fleet with purchase of new spray machine

  • Düsseldorf International Airport Goes Solar

  • Practical trial of biosynthetic fuel at Lufthansa successful

  • Honeywell’s UOP Receives Contract to Demonstrate Technology for Conversion of Alcohol to Aviation Biofuels

  • Lufthansa Technik Joint demonstration of new electric taxi system

  • SkyNRG serves first Middle Eastern airline Etihad Airways via Boeing “fuel from the factory” option

  • Etihad Airways operates first Biofuel powered delivery flight

  • 3 Billion Gallons of Jet Fuel Saved

  • Lufthansa achieves record punctuality at Frankfurt Saving Emissions

  • Airbus ProSky offers integrated airport surface management for air traffic controllers

  • Southwest Airlines Introduces New Era Of Customer Comfort And Sustainability With Evolution Of Cabin Interior Design

  • German ANSP DFS Announces Capacity Gains with New ATS System

  • Accredited airports: “We are the 52%!”

  • Practical trial of biosynthetic fuel at Lufthansa successful

• December 2011

  • Auckland Airport strikes green at sustainability awards

  • Emirates Stresses Environmental Responsibility with INSPIRE Flight

  • Thai Airways to Operate First Commercial Passenger Biofuels Flight in Asia

  • Air New Zealand signs MOU with biofuel company Licella

  • SkyNRG serves first Asia Pacific passenger flight on sustainable jet fuel: Thai Airways

• November 2011

  • Boeing South Carolina Ranks in the Top 15 on EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers

  • Boeing Updates 737 MAX Engine Configuration Status and Customer Commitments

  • Alaska Airlines Launching Biofuel-Powered Commercial Service in the United States

  • United Airlines Flies First U.S. Commercial Advanced Biofuel Flight

  • SkyNRG serves first airline customer out of the US: Alaska Airlines and launches SkyNRG in North America together with partner EPIC Aviation

  • Boeing and Hawai'i BioEnergy to Work on Renewable Biofuel for Aviation

  • New Flight Efficiency Targets Aim To Deliver 600,000 Tonnes Of CO2 And £120m Of Fuel Savings Over Next 3 Years

  • Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers Regular Commercial Route For Aeromexico

  • Boeing 777 Customers Benefit from 10 New Environmental Actions

  • European airports making strides in reducing their CO2

  • "Free Route Airspace" reduces fuel burn and CO2 emission

  • Haven’s Renewable Option Wins Over Manchester Airports Group

  • ICAO supports European airport CO2 programme as it extends to Asia-Pacific

  • Sharklet-fitted Airbus A320 successfully completes first flight-test

• October 2011

  • Iberia and Repsol stage Spain's first commercial flight using biofuel

  • Boeing Awarded 'Greener Skies' Contract by Federal Aviation Administration

  • Auckland Airport a five times finalist in sustainability awards

  • Boeing, SELEX Sistemi Integrati Partner on Future Global Air Traffic Management Systems

  • ‘CANSO World ATM Congress’ to launch in 2013

  • Boeing and Lion Air Pioneer Precision Satellite Navigation Technology

  • Malmö Aviation flies Meat free on Mondays

  • World first low carbon fuel to be developed for Virgin Atlantic

  • Japan Airlines Rolls Out Special Liveried Aircraft Japan Airlines Eco Jet "Nature"

  • European Airspace On Track To Deliver Significant Cost Savings

  • Thomson Airways today makes aviation history with its first flight for UK customers on sustainable biofuels

  • Air France and Airbus undertake green commercial flight

  • In a world first, Air France organizes lowest CO2 emissions flight

  • German Aviation shows strong biofuel commitment Presentation of aireg at ICAO SUSTAF conference

  • GKN Aerospace enters next phase and grows involvement with ‘Clean Sky’

  • A350 XWB’s Trent engine rolls-out for initial flight tests

  • ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Award Opens for Application Leading Experts Join Panel of Judges

  • Finnair makes strides in carbon disclosure and emissions reduction

  • Airbus to support Greener Skies Initiative with ATM expertise

  • FedEx Express Hosts Largest “Green Roof” at Any U.S. Airport

  • Boeing, Embraer and Sao Paulo Research Foundation to Lead Aviation Biofuels Program in Brazil

  • Air China Launches China’s First Demonstration Flight of Biofuel

  • KLM and WWF Netherlands Unite for Sustainable Aviation

  • Constellium partners with Dassault Aviation to develop the “Eco- Efficient Aluminum for Aircraft” Project within the Clean Sky Research Programme

• September 2011

  • Embraer and GE Successfully Conclude Bio-Jet Fuel Tests

  • Singapore Airlines Joins Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and KLM take another step on the way to sustainable mobility

  • Aerospace Companies Establish Environmental Group to Promote Worldwide Standardization for the Supply Chain

  • The first British Airways Electric Bus lands at Heathrow

  • Lufthansa voted winner in “Doing it All” category by Condé Nast Traveler 2011 World Savers Awards

  • Boeing Recognized as a Leader in Climate Change Disclosure

  • Air France-KLM, responsible leader in the supersector “Travel & Leisure” for 2011

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the successful completion of the first iFlex trial between Johannesburg and Atlanta

  • Airbus in Illescas delivers first A350 XWB Wing Lower Cover to Airbus in Broughton

  • airberlin is awarded the OkoGlobe 2011

  • Boeing clears the way for plant 2 site restoration

  • Reducing aviation waste at Emirates

  • Airbus employees embark on third biodiversity project to India

  • 8 MWp Photovoltaic Park at Athens International Airport

  • Aviation biofuels: a big opportunity for Asian business and governments

  • Successful launch of aireg with 25 members

• August 2011

  • Aeromexico, ASA, and Boeing announce the first transcontinental flight in aviation history to use biofuel

  • ATA Commends U.S. Government Initiative to Enhance Commercial Viability of Advanced Biofuels

  • Emirates Fleet 26% more efficient than IATA industry average

  • Boeing Delivers Test Bed Performance Improvement 737

  • Optimising carbon reduction at Manchester Airport

  • United Airlines Launches Paperless Flight Deck With iPad

  • FAA Approves Production of Boeing 787 Dreamliner

  • Boeing Launches 737 New Engine Family with Commitments for 496 Airplanes from Five Airlines

  • Boeing Introduces 737 MAX With Launch of New Aircraft Family

  • Southwest Airlines Celebrates 40 Years of Service with 40 Conservation Projects Coast-to-Coast

• July 2011

  • SkyNRG to announce second sustainable jet fuel customer: Thomson Airways

  • Thomson Airways becomes first airline to fly UK customers on Sustainable Biofuel

  • ASTM Aviation Fuel Standard Now Specifies Bioderived Components

  • Airbus and German Aerospace Centre (DLR) perform research tests for fuel cell powered autonomous taxiing

  • BioJet Supports Aviation Biofuel Approval with One Billion Gallon Availability

  • Lufthansa reduces emissions through lightweight containers

  • Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 observing the Earth's atmosphere

  • Virgin Australia Partners to Develop Unique Australian Bio-Fuel

  • Finnair in the forefront of flying on biofuel

  • Lufthansa launches first scheduled flights using biofuel

  • Auckland Airport’s travel plan lifts the bar

  • World’s first scheduled passenger biofuel flights commence

  • Boeing Emphasises Links With Afra In Airplanes Life Cycle Management

  • The Product end of life design process discussed at the AFRA annual meeting

  • Embraer Joins The Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association

  • Boeing Delivers First 737 With Performance Improvement Engines

  • Airbus to acquire Metron Aviation

  • Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Producing Amyris Renewable Jet Fuels from Sugarcane

  • Maldives Airports Company Ltd Supports Green Air Traffic Management Initiative

  • Finnair flies from Amsterdam to Helsinki using biofuel

  • Thomson Airways achieves landmark environmental certification ISO 14001 Environment Management System awarded – pledging commitment of more to come

  • Thomson and First Choice lead the way in tackling tourism’s impact on the environment and in holiday destinations

• June 2011

  • Research and industry In Germany launch initiative for aviation biofuels

  • Airbus Leads way towards sustainable aviation at Paris Air Show

  • ATA Applauds Provisional Approval of Jet Fuel Specification for Renewable Fuels in Commercial Aircraft

  • Airbus presents a panoramic view of 2050

  • Boeing 747-8 Freighter to Fly to Paris Air Show on Sustainable Biofuel

  • Airports and Sesar Together to Modernise European Air Traffic Management

  • Seven ATA Member Airlines Intend to Negotiate Purchase of Bio-Fuel from Solena

  • GE Aviation to Deploy RNP Paths at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

  • Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris After Historic Biofuel Flight

  • Airbus and Parker Aerospace join forces in fuel cell technology development to further improve eco-efficiency in aviation

  • European Commission, Airbus, airlines & biofuel producers in aviation biofuel accord

  • SkyNRG to supply KLM and several other airlines with sustainable jet fuel in 2011

  • Boeing and American Airlines to Accelerate Quieter, Cleaner Aviation Technologies

  • KLM launches commercial flights Amsterdam – Paris on biofuel

  • Honeywell And Safran To Create Joint Venture To Launch New Green Aircraft Taxiing System

  • Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers First-Ever Transatlantic Biofuel Flight

  • Team Wings of Phoenix from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics wins Airbus Fly Your Ideas 2011 competition

  • Alternative Jet Fuels Will Soon Be Sprouting at Metro Detroit's Airports

  • KLM operates first scheduled flight on biokerosene

  • The all-electric Cri-Cri is back at Le Bourget

  • World’s first serial hybrid electric aircraft to fly at Le Bourget

  • EADS presents high-speed transport concept study at Le Bourget

  • Le Bourget 2011: EADS showcases VoltAir all-electric propulsion system concept

  • Friend-lean’ flying: EADS and Altran discuss the airport of the future

  • AEA CHALLENGES FIVE EMISSIONS TRADING MYTHS

• May 2011

  • THAI and AEROTHAI launch Demonstration ASPIRE Green Flight

  • Kenya Airways launches passenger program to cut carbon emissions

  • GE Aviation Study Shows Millions in Savings for Airlines, Reduced Flight Time for Travelers

  • Green’ flights from Los Angeles to Singapore launched

  • DHL to upgrade its European express air fleet with 13 new planes

  • Lufthansa lowers CO2 emissions and fuel consumption thanks to lighter trolleys

  • Maintaining a balance, showing responsibility - Lufthansa presents its latest sustainability report

  • Boeing Reports Continued Environmental Improvements

  • Airbus sponsored electric concept aircraft “eGenius” takes up to the sky for the first time

• April 2011

  • Interjet and Airbus launch Mexican bio-fuel value chain

  • Schiphol's CO2 efforts recognised by Airport Carbon Accreditation

  • Air Transat head office becomes first building in Canada to obtain LEED-EB® Platinum certification

  • Air Arabia selects Sharklets for its new A320 fleet

  • Avantair Offsets More Than 13 Million Pounds of Carbon Emissions

  • Emirates SkyCargo completes first 100 per cent paperless freighter flight

  • Canso identifies key opportunities for improving fuel efficiency & noise management

  • Boeing South Carolina Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status

  • Flying light – how NATS is saving thousands of tonnes of C02 a year

  • Boeing Announces Renewable Energy Partnership with South Carolina Electric & Gas

  • Asheville Regional Airport Wins Award for Best General Aviation Project

  • United Continental Holdings Celebrates Earth Day and Unveils Company's Environmental Commitment

  • FedEx Express European hub Earns Prestigious Environmental Accreditation

  • FedEx Launches EarthSmart Sustainability Program in EMEA

  • Iberia, Aena and Algaenergy unveil alga-based bio-fuel production project

  • GE Aviation Recognized with Lindbergh Corporate Award for Balance

• March 2011

  • Kallas congratulates Budapest Airport on becoming Airport Carbon Accredited

  • First concrete SESAR achievements in 2011

  • Gatwick awarded European carbon reduction standard

  • ACI Certifies Munich Airports CO2 Savings

  • Swedavia opens for dialog on aviation and climate

  • Canso To Support Global Approach To Measuring Atm Environmental Performance

  • Climate change and flight efficiency: 142 new direct routes to save 1.16 million flight km per year in high-density airspace

  • Canso Members Create Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership To Reduce Emissions (Inspire)

  • Boeing Named ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year

  • Airbus and TAROM launch Europe’s first bio-fuel ‘value-chain’

  • Obama's Visit to Brazil Yields 'Encouraging' Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

  • Boeing and EPFL Join Forces to Lower Sustainability Certification Costs

  • Commitment to Sustainable Aviation remains strong, despite economic challenges to the Industry

  • Earth Hour 2011

  • Iberia flight tests performed to optimize routes and save fuel

  • Spanish Government, Iberia, and Airbus launch bio-fuel initiative

  • Airbus CEO Tom Enders calls for investment in the future of sustainable aviation

  • Federal Government announces first flight of a commercial aircraft with aviation biofuel in Mexico

  • New Report Tracks Aviation Biofuels Collaboration

  • Boeing Issues First Latin American Study on Jatropha Sustainability

  • Northern European Air Navigation Service Providers take an historic step towards formal alliance

  • GOL Enlists GE Aviation's Support to Prepare for Flying RNP-AR in Brazil

  • The future of manufacturing…on two wheels

  • Thomson announce 20 major sustainable tourism commitments at The Economist Sustainable Business Summit

  • World Water Day: Three years and billions of litres later – Thomson Airways funds Thirsty Planet

• February 2011

  • Agreement between Alitalia and Solena Group to start a study on the conversion of municipal solid waste into aircraft biofuel.

  • OSyS Solution to Drive Fuel Efficiency for Star Alliance Member Spanair

  • FAA, JetBlue Agreement to Bring NextGen Precision to East Coast, Caribbean Routes

  • Japanese Airline to Use Susterra® Renewably Sourced Propanediol De-Icing Fluid

  • Nanotechnology could pave the way for hydrogen fuels

  • Qantas Launches Sustainable Fuel Strategy

  • easyJet tests nano technology for fuel efficiency

  • Boeing Celebrates Premiere of New 747-8 Intercontinental

  • 2.5 Billion Gallons of Jet Fuel Saved and Counting...

  • OriginOil to Help Mexico Industrialize its Algae Production

  • MAESTRO Departure Manager contributes to the A-CDM certification of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

  • ASPIRE Partnership Goes Green on Daily Basis

  • Stockholm-Arlanda’s taxi system wins another environmental award

  • Alitalia Signs OnPoint Fuel & Carbon Solutions Agreement

  • Thomson Airways announces biggest charter overhaul in UK aviation history

• January 2011

  • HKIA Pledges to Reduce 25% Carbon Intensity by 2015

  • Airbus launches “ProSky” – new ATM subsidiary

  • Cathay Pacific rolls out electronic air waybills in Hong Kong,marking important step in transition to e-freight

  • More comfort on European flights

  • AEROTHAI Showcases PBN to Reduce Global Warming

  • NAV CANADA advances international and domestic efforts to reduce GHG emissions

  • Southwest Airlines' Pilots Begin Flying Required Navigation Performance Efficient Procedures at 11 Airports

  • Pioneering hydrogen fuel trial ready for Stansted take-off

  • Wind Turbines Land at East Midlands Airport

  • Emirates SkyCargo completes first paperless flight

  • Schiphol awarded first LEED Platinum certification for sustainable construction in the Netherlands

  • ANA Introduces Fuel Cell Electric Passenger Courtesy Vehicles

  • Dassault Aviation evaluates laminar designs in flight as part of Europe’s Clean Sky Research Programme

  • OSyS to Provide Cyprus Airways with Analytical Tools to Advance Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Management

  • New KTA project started in piezoelectric aero-engine control systems (PACS)

  • CANSO announces UAE declaration

  • OSyS to provide Cyprus Airways with analytical tools to advance fuel efficiency and emissions management

  • GE Aviation's Flight Management System Provides Technology behind Southwest Airlines RNP

  • EADS flies world’s first plane powered with biofuel based on algae at Farnborough Airshow

• December 2010

  • Airbus offers new fuel saving engine options for A320 Family

  • Paris airports’ CO2 achievements newly Airport Carbon Accredited

  • AAPA Remains Steadfast on Climate Change Commitments

• November 2010

  • Bombardier Releases Third Corporate Social Responsibility Report

  • Cathay Pacific and Dragonair source new carbon offsets, bringing environmental, social benefits to Pearl River Delta

  • LAN Selects GE Aviation to Develop RNP Navigation Network at Five Airports

  • PetroAlgae and Sky Airline to Collaborate on Offtake Strategy to Bring Green Jet Fuel to Chile

  • Jetstar Airways Selects Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash Provided By John Holland Aviation Services

  • Singapore Airlines Cargo Strengthens Commitment to Environment With Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash

  • Air New Zealand to Use Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash to Reduce Fuel Burn

  • Pratt & Whitney Receives GreenCircle Award for Positive Contributions to Connecticut's Environmental Health

  • Green Magazine Television (Green Magazine TV) to Open its 2010-2011 Season in November with a Lineup of Sustainability Stars

  • ANA Unveils “Green” Livery Aircraft - “Eco Bon” Bombardier DHC8-Q400 to fly domestic routes

  • More efficient flights at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

  • Bombardier Aerospace Receives the Quebec Prize of Excellence in Corporate Citizenship

  • TAM Airlines and Airbus first to fly Jatropha-based biofuel in Latin America

  • Singapore Airlines enthusiastic about LHS's Lido/Flight

  • Working towards a smarter, greener airport

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol signs agreement for purchase of 20 electric vehicles

  • Lufthansa and Airbus launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights

  • Qantas Announces New Carbon Offset Provider

• October 2010

  • Clean Sky Technology demonstrator "ALEAP" takes up in the air

  • Heathrow helps fliers cut carbon footprint

  • CANSO joins ACI EUROPE and EUROCONTROL's partnership to combat airport congestion and reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions

  • Swedavia welcomes ICAO resolution

  • JAL Collaborates with Toppan Forms to Develop and Introduce New Refrigerant

  • COP10 Marks Start of More JAL Efforts for the Environment

  • GKN Aerospace joins crucial ‘Clean Sky’ Joint Technology Initiative

  • Brussels Airport opens its own water purification plant

  • Brussels Airport Carbon reduction of 18,000 tonnes a year.

  • Brussels Airport participates in Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme

  • European Commission commends airports’achievements in reducing CO2

  • Boeing Statement Regarding USDA-FAA Partnership on Aviation Biofuels

  • Boeing Recognized as a Leader in Climate Change

  • Boeing Launches InFlight Optimization Services

  • Boeing Delivers First 737 Boeing Sky Interior

  • FedEx Inaugurates New Solar-Powered Hub at Cologne Bonn Airport

  • Sea-Tac Airport Receives Largest FAA Grant of its Kind to Reduce Air Emissions and Save Millions in Fuel Costs

  • Pratt & Whitney on MIT Team Receiving Popular Mechanics Magazine's Breakthrough Innovator Award for Eco-Friendly Green Aircraft Design of the Future

• September 2010

  • UP is the first "carbon neutral" in-flight magazine in the world

  • Seattle-Tacoma, Portland, Southwest Florida and Buffalo Niagara Airports Honored with ACI-NA's 2010 Environmental Achievement Awards

  • Finnair's emissions calculator the first in the world to use actual emissions

  • CO2 Reduced at Birmingham Through Smarter Flying

  • Airbus flight-tests A350 XWB composite fuselage panel

  • THAI is First Asia-Pacific Airline to launch Carbon Offset Programme with IATA

  • ATAG grows with addition of new high-level members

  • Joint Industry CDA Implementation Win-Win-Win: Saving Fuel, Cutting Emissions, Reducing Noise

  • Airport Blueprint for the Environment: Vision and Action

  • Airbus and British Airways Join Forces with Cranfield University to Accelerate Availability of Algae for Aviation Fuel

  • AIRE 2010/11: Successful Start of New Green Aviation Trials

  • Airport Carbon Accreditation Reports Latest Progress at Aviation & Environment Summit

  • IATA Launches iFlex Program to Shorten Routes

  • Uniting Behind Aviation’s Environment Efforts

  • Aviation Industry Demands that Governments Deliver Global Emissions Framework

  • NATS on target for 10% co2 cut by 2020 as new CEO urges faster pace

  • Sasol achieves approval for 100% synthetic jet fuel

  • Successful SESAR seminar in Turkey

  • EADS harvests energy on board aircraft

  • Cri-Cri, the all-electric aircraft, is airborne

  • EADS Showcases Innovative Hybrid Helicopter Concept at ILA 2010

  • FedEx Express Canada Plans to Replace Entire 727 Air Fleet With Upgraded, More Environmentally-Friendly Aircraft by Early 2011

• August 2010

  • Bombardier Q400 Aircraft to be Flown in Biofuel Test Program

  • UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Fuel Efficiency by 20%

  • "The aviation industry goes green"

  • Top level scientists and engineers nominated for the STAB

  • Roving Exhibition Demonstrates Green Innovations at HKIA

  • Airbus-led 'AIRE2' trials to spearhead green trajectories with A380

  • Debut of New GE Flight Path Marks New Era in U.S. Airspace Modernization; American Airlines Completes Inaugural Flight at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport

  • Volaris, Mexico's First Airline with an Environmentally Sustainable Perspective

  • Volaris receives “Green Airline Latin America” certification

  • Volaris further commits to caring for the environment

  • Korean Air Aerospace to manufacture new A320 Family “Sharklets”

  • Alaska Airlines 'Greener Skies' Test Flight Lowers Emissions By 35 Percent

  • FAA-industry project aims to cut fuel usage

  • Horizon Air Named 'Recycler of the Year'

  • Horizon Air Unveils 'Comfortably Greener' Q400 Livery

  • Boeing Headquarters Building Earns EPA's ENERGY STAR

  • Boeing Unveils Plans for Advanced ecoDemonstrator Program

  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes International Debut

  • Aéroports de Paris picks COFOR to bore a deep geothermal doublet

  • Los Angeles world airports receives award of excellence for use of environmentally friendly concrete

  • Los Angeles World Airports’ environmental manager to participate in sustainable airfields workshop in Atlanta

  • Changi Airport Group and IATA launch Environment Exhibition

  • SFO Hosts Green Fleet Expo for Northern California Airports

  • Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air pursue "Greener Skies" over Seattle

  • LAWA receives lax coastal area chamber’s sustainability award

  • Modernized Tom Bradley international terminal at LAX achieves LEED silver certification

  • Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air issue 2009 environment report

  • SriLankan Catering wins prestigious Gold Award for energy efficiency

  • New state-of-the-art Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal marks another significant investment in Hong Kong

  • Singapore Airlines Commits To Rainforest Preservation

• July 2010

  • AFRA targets 90 per cent recyclability of global fleet by 2016

  • Transportation and Aviation Leaders Launch Sustainable Biofuels Initiative

  • SESAR unites aviation world for quick green results

  • Bombardier at Farnborough International Airshow 2010

  • Airbus Concept Plane offers glimpse into the future of flight.

  • Bombardier Q400 Aircraft Operated by Porter Airlines to be flown in Biofuel Test Program

• June 2010

  • Auckland Airport benchmarks sustainability

  • Latin America Proves its Commitment to Cleaner Skies

  • United Airlines Operates “Green Corridor” Demonstration Flight to Commemorate United Nations World Environment Day

  • United Airlines Chicago to Frankfurt trip will produce less emissions on UN World Environment Day

  • Finnair first to commit to A321s with Sharklets

  • Japan Airlines Sports Special COP10 Logo Livery

  • UK-Ireland FAB leads the way in implementing Single European Sky

  • Rolls-Royce celebrates first run of latest Trent engine

  • Martinair Joins Pratt & Whitney Line Maintenance Service Network, Renews EcoPower Engine Wash Agreement

  • United Airlines Chicago to Frankfurt trip will produce less emissions on UN World Environment Day

• May 2010

  • Asiana Operates Carbon Zero Air Craft

  • Brazilian Alliance for aviation biofuels is formed

  • Airbus spreads The Green Wave of awareness

  • Honeywell UOP named among Boeing's 2009 Suppliers of the Year

  • Low fares airlines and SESAR team up

  • JAL Group Recognized as "Eco-First" Company

  • Knowledge centre for innovative and sustainable applications at the airport

  • More direct and fuel-efficient flights

  • HONEYWELL’S UOP WORKING WITH AVIATION AND REFINING LEADERS IN CHINA TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION BIOFUELS INDUSTRY

  • Boeing and Chinese Energy Officials Announce Sustainable Biofuel Initiatives Collaborative effort underway to develop, commercialize and fly aviation biofuel

  • Boeing Reports on Its Environmental Performance

  • JAL Conducts Mileage Campaign to Support OISCA Project to Curb Desertification in Inner Mongolia

  • SAS first with curved approaches in daily operation at Stockholm Arlanda

  • Rolls-Royce celebrates new success in two-shaft engine research programme

  • Pratt & Whitney Advanced Core Testing Validates Performance Goals for PurePower(R) Engine Family

• April 2010

  • American Airlines 'Eco-Friendly' Test on Trans-Atlantic Flight to Prove Fuel, Carbon Savings Benefits of NextGen Technology

  • Sea-Tac Airport Debuts Innovative Off-Aircraft Recycling System

  • Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) Receives Accreditation From Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA)

  • Lufthansa measuring flight across Europe

  • World Leading Solar Power Station for Alice Springs Airport

  • Bombardier Celebrates 300th “Comfortably Greener” Q400 Turboprop with Porter Airlines on Earth Day 2010

  • JetBlue Airways is Jetting to Green: Pledge to Do 'One Thing That's Green' to Help Protect the Environment

  • DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CELEBRATES EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22

  • AIRE: Reduced noise and emissions on first complete transatlantic green flights

  • Auckland Airport Takes Sustainability High Ground

  • TAM will hold Latin America’s first demonstration flight with bio-kerosene

  • A whole new class of carbon offsetting

  • United Airlines Conducts First Commercial Flight in U.S. Using Synthetic Jet Fuel

  • Schiphol receives first BREEAM-NL certificate in the Netherlands for sustainable construction

• March 2010

  • Royal Jordanian launches environmental management plan

  • Heathrow and Singapore Airlines launch fuel-saving departure procedure for A380

  • Lower fuel consumption and fewer emissions

  • SESAR: 400t of CO2 saved on AIRE flights

  • 1,400 engineers involved already in the modernisation of European sky

  • 2 Billion Gallons of Jet Fuel Saved

  • Greater efficiency in the dutch-german airspace

  • Oakland International Airport's Terminal 2 Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Silver Certification

  • NAV CANADA and Sensis Corporation win 2010 Environment Award at international air traffic control conference

  • DNP Green Technology and GreenField Ethanol are Partnering to build a Biobased Succinic Acid De-icer Plant

  • UK'S FIRST AIRPORT WILLOW FARM

  • Sustainable Oils Produces Camelina-based Fuel for Historic U.S. Air Force Flight

  • Los Angeles World Airports Expands Emissions Management Capabilities with the New Enviance GHG FastTrack

• February 2010

  • LEAP eCore 1 On Schedule to Begin Phase 2 Testing

  • CFM Tech Insertion Bringing Lower Fuel Burn, Longer On-Wing Life

  • Pratt & Whitney Offers PW4000 94-inch Advantage Performance Upgrade Package to Reduce Fuel Burn and Operating Costs

  • BA Fuels Green Revolution

  • Bombardier Becomes First OEM to Earn Accreditaton From Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA)

  • QANTAS LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT

  • Singapore Airlines Aspires To Greener Skies

• January 2010

  • Qatar National Entities And Airbus Announce Major Environmental Initiative

  • IAA Innovation ‘ENSURES’ Reduced Flight Times, Fuel and CO2

  • AIR NEW ZEALAND NAMED AIRLINE OF THE YEAR BY AIR TRANSPORT WORLD MAGAZINE

  • Boeing, Etihad Airways, Honeywell and Masdar Institute to Establish the First Integrated, Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project for Aviation Pioneering system using seawater and desert for bioenergy

  • Airports’ action to reduce CO2 continues to gain momentum

  • Blue1 receives ISO14001 environmental certification

  • CAAS joins ASPIRE