Wright Electric, a company developing an electric single aisle commerical aircraft comparable to the Boeing 737 or Airbus 320 ( earlier post ), has begun testing and has demonstrated a Continue Reading
It’s the postponed weddings and family reunions. It’s meeting newborn grandchildren and attending memorial services for loved ones lost to the pandemic. It’s the rebooked trips to Maui and adventures Continue Reading
U.S jet fuel demand is rising along with an increase in domestic air travel, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said this week. Global and U.S. jet fuel demand is slowly Continue Reading
Global jet fuel demand is slowly recovering from last year’s collapse. The number of commercial flights has more than doubled since April 2020 and even tripled on some days in Continue Reading
Universal Hydrogen announced $20.5-million Series A financing round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture fund, Playground Global, with the investor syndicate comprising Fortescue Future Industries, Coatue, Global Founders Capital, Plug Continue Reading
Highlights Delta to reopen middle seats on May 1 75% load factor seen in May Working to decarbonize footprint across operations Delta Air Lines, the nation’s second largest airline, saw Continue Reading
Rebound in US domestic air travel leading global recovery Uncertainty about vaccine ‘passports’ hanging over outlook Jet demand seen recovering almost 600,000 b/d in June Global air travel continues to Continue Reading
American Airlines expects its domestic and international seat capacity during the summer travel season to be within 10% and 20% of levels seen in the same period of 2019, the Continue Reading
A record-breaking commercial-scale hydrogen plane has taken off in the UK, with more set to join it soon. How far can such planes go in cutting the aviation industry’s emissions? Continue Reading
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS)—the UK SME leading the Project Fresson consortium—will exploit recent advances in hydrogen fuel cell technology to develop a commercially viable, retrofit powertrain solution for the nine-passenger Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce has officially started building the world’s largest aero-engine, UltraFan. Work on the first module is underway at the DemoWorks facility in Derby, UK, and the demonstrator engine, which has Continue Reading
Asia-Pacific air passenger traffic plunged 93.7% year on year in February as nations maintained strict border controls due to the global pandemic, Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines data released March 29 Continue Reading
The French government is close to finalizing a recapitalization plan for Air France after addressing some antitrust concerns raised by the European Commission, according to people familiar with the matter. The multi-billion-euro Continue Reading
The number of U.S. air travelers exceeded 1.5 million on Sunday, for the first time since the middle of March 2020, in a good sign for oil demand as U.S. Continue Reading
The UK government is planning to boost tax revenues from long-haul flights as part of the country’s commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Receive daily email alerts, Continue Reading
The pandemic has changed how we fly, dramatically reducing the number of flights around the world. To show how Covid-19 has altered the skies, The Wall Street Journal analyzed flight Continue Reading
A pick-up in spring break travel is pointing to the first signs of life for a battered jet fuel market, a trend that is likely to continue as more vaccinated Continue Reading
EU’s executive arm has proposed launching digital certificates showing the holders pose no health risk from coronavirus, and to coordinate lifting of lockdowns The certificates would prove travellers have been Continue Reading
Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Dayton, Yale University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from food Continue Reading
Airline executives said they are starting to see a path out of the coronavirus pandemic as more passengers resume travel, following a weekend when airport volumes hit their highest levels Continue Reading
The idea of flying on a plane fueled by cooking oil waste would have been ridiculous a decade ago. Now, this is reality. Sustainable aviation fuels, according to some, are Continue Reading
Sustainable aviation fuel has been slow to take off in Asia but the increased thrust on carbon emissions, a need to maintain reputational goodwill along with ready feedstock availability will Continue Reading
ARPA-E released $10 million in funding for 6 projects as part of the Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electrical Systems ( CABLES ) topic. CABLES is one of a set of Continue Reading
The chief executives of the biggest airlines in the United States are set to meet virtually with the White House National Climate Adviser and an economic adviser to the President Continue Reading
Oil prices have rallied since the start of this year, pushed up by the OPEC+ cuts tightening the market and the vaccine rollouts. Analysts and industry leaders have already called Continue Reading
Prefer to watch a video about jet fuel demand? Find Goldman Sachs’ latest forecast here Jet fuel prices hit a 13-month high last week as oil prices rose, making airlines’ Continue Reading
A turboprop design is gaining momentum within Airbus SE as the solution to its challenge of developing a hydrogen jet by 2035, according to people familiar with the matter. The propeller Continue Reading
United Airlines wants to fly you to the airport. United Airlines Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to buy up to 200 flying taxis from an electric aircraft startup, Continue Reading
As if the airline sector needed another trouble on top of the reduced travel demand due to the pandemic, oil prices at their highest in a year are set to Continue Reading
Passenger air traffic plummeted 66% year on year in 2020 and the near-term outlook is one of continuing stagnation, the International Air Transport Association said Feb. 3. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Elon Musk became the richest man in the world thanks to enthusiasm for Tesla Inc.’s sleek electric cars — and the company’s stratospheric stock price. But while Musk is perhaps Continue Reading
United Airlines said on Friday it has sent warnings of potential furloughs to some 14,000 employees whose jobs are at risk once a second round of payroll support for airlines Continue Reading
Airlines could “substantially” reduce their fuel consumption if planes become more efficient at riding the wind, according to new research. Commercial flights between New York and London during the 2019-2020 winter Continue Reading
Boeing is committing that its commercial airplanes are capable and certified to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by 2030. Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum Continue Reading
The hydrogen-powered aviation startup ZeroAvia Inc. has raised $37.7 million from the U.K. government and a group of investors that includes funds founded by Bill Gates and Amazon.com Inc. ZeroAvia said it Continue Reading
The new wave of lockdowns around the world is sending U.S. jet fuel prices slumping and exports slowing to a trickle all over again. It’s not as bad as the crash Continue Reading
Airline travel will continue to suffer in the first half this year and will only recover, and jet fuel consumption with it, in the back half of 2021, when mass Continue Reading
Airlines are betting that coronavirus vaccines will reignite demand for travel this year. The question is when. Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Ed Bastian expects improvement starting this spring. Alaska Continue Reading
Global aviation data firm Cirium released its new Airline Insights Review 2020 which reveals the deep impact on aviation of worldwide travel restrictions to curb COVID-19. The report shows that Continue Reading
With the coronavirus raging in many parts of the country and hospitals dangerously overstretched, public health officials warned on Sunday that more calamitous days may be ahead, as infections tied Continue Reading
Even with air travel surging ahead of the Christmas holiday in the U.S., demand for jet fuel is unlikely to fully recover anytime soon. Foot traffic through airports last weekend topped Continue Reading
Airlines are preparing to call back tens of thousands of workers they let go in October now that Congress has approved government assistance to cover carriers’ payroll through the end Continue Reading
Oil prices may be ticking upward, but oil demand still isn’t getting any relief from jet fuel demand, according to the Energy Information Administration’s This Week in Petroleum report published Continue Reading
Air passenger numbers are set to have weakened by almost 61% in 2020 on the year to 1.8 billion, the International Air Transport Association said in a statement Nov. 24. Continue Reading
International air travel could come booming back next year but with a new rule: Travelers to certain countries must be vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can fly. Encouraging news Continue Reading
Emirates sees a sharp recovery in demand for air travel next year as coronavirus vaccines are distributed around the world, meaning the carrier’s full fleet of jumbo Airbus SE A380 jets could Continue Reading
Boeing said Wednesday that it will cut 7,000 more jobs as it continues to bleed money during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes. The company said Continue Reading
The airline industry is gearing up for a difficult fourth quarter in 2020 as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus continue to crop up and restrictions remain in place on cross-border travel, Continue Reading
Initial third-quarter financial results from airlines show airlines have had low revenues due to weak travel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic as global fleet capacity has increased, the International Continue Reading
British Airways owner IAG ICAG.L warned the travel slump from the coronavirus pandemic had deepened, forcing it to axe even more of its winter flying schedule after it reported on Continue Reading
