In light of the announcements in aircraft design, biofuel production, and air traffic management implementation made recently, with three major developments at the 6th Aviation and Environment Summit alone, advances in futuristic ideas for aviation are appearing in abundance. There seems to be an exponential curve characterising technology, and the following are spectacular examples. The [...]

 In a matter of hours the 2012 edition of the Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva will be kicking off. Participants have started to trickle in and we’re gearing up to what is likely to be a memorable couple of days. On that note we thought it would be fitting to look back and reflect [...]

Navigating the most efficient course is not limited to Air Traffic Controllers and pilots in the aviation industry. Equally efficiency is not limited to the fuel burnt by aircraft or ground vehicles, to paperless tickets and flight decks, to building new runways and airports, and the copious other sectors associated with aviation. It is an [...]

The end of January marked the first complete month of airlines being subject to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. While there is still some debate ongoing about that, particularly in the media, January was rounded off with some very positive news about aviation reducing its carbon emissions. Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) released a [...]

The typical view of aviation most passengers receive is either through the cabin window at 36,000 feet or face to face with the behemoths through the departure lounge window at the airport. Its true this is a typical representation of aviation, however there are less well known, and exotic, forms of aviation which are worth [...]

Southwest Airlines has introduced a ‘new sleek cabin experience’ called Evolve, designed to enhance flyer comfort and improve the efficiency of its fleet, effectively killing two birds with one stone – comfort and reduction of the airline’s environmental impact in return for aircraft renovation. “We are preparing now for our next 40 years with a [...]

Government action to deal with the impact of climate change and, specifically, proposed policy measures to address the impact of aviation on the environment have featured heavily in newspaper headlines throughout 2011. Within these, often emotional, intergovernmental debates, it is perhaps easy to overlook the many efforts that industry itself has driven forward in the [...]

Think about the term ‘Green Aviation Industry’ and what comes to mind? An aircraft dipped in green paint sprinting down the runway? A couple of big bushes attached to wings made out of hedgerows? How about an airport built out of garden sheds? Well, you wouldn’t be far wrong with a combination of the three. [...]

More often than not, it is aircraft manufacturers and airlines that receive the most credit for reducing carbon emissions and making developments in sustainable aviation, but there is one sector in the industry which does not always get the credit it deserves, the sector which aircraft could not possibly do without, simply because they would [...]

Almost all airports I pass through these days have recycling bins, with separate compartments for paper, bottles, cans and normal rubbish. Well, as I was passing through Singapore’s Changi Airport today, I saw that it has gone a step further to make it fun to recycle and I thought I would share the design with you: [...]