Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe made a few pointed comments at the Greener Skies lunch. The video is in three parts and a text copy of his speech is available here:

I have been attending the European Civil Aviation Conference / European Union aviation environment conference here in Geneva the past couple of days. It was a chance for government and industry representatives to meet and discuss aviation and environment issues – and particularly for non-European governments to come up to speed with the European emissions [...]

Interesting news in today’s Guardian, as Rolls-Royce give us a glimpse of the work underway on the next generation of turboprop aircraft engines. They will reportedly be up to 30% more fuel-efficient than current jet aircraft powerplants and, importantly, just as quiet. Behind the scenes, work is believed to be underway from Pratt & Whitney, [...]

An Associated Press report over the weekend highlights some of the benefits that will come when the United States gets its NextGen air traffic control system. This $35 billion project, which is not due to go live until the 2020′s, will save around 3.3 billion gallons of fuel per year. This equates to a reduction [...]

Reduced Separation – now in operation across Africa A little-reported but significant event at the end of September: the implementation of Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) in Africa. Now stay with me, because this might sound technical and dull, but it is of immense importance not only to African flight safety, but also to reduced [...]