Global airline passenger capacity rose 9% year on year in 2021 but was still 35% below the pre-pandemic level in 2019, with passenger volume lowest since 2009-2010, flight and data Continue Reading
Airline fuel efficiency stayed high in 2021 due to pandemic lull Airline traffic in Europe is expected to recover to 70%-90% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to the European Continue Reading
The airline industry was battered during Covid due to global travel restrictions and then, as the world began to open up, by rising jet fuel prices Airlines celebrated last month Continue Reading
The last puzzle piece needed for a complete recovery in oil demand is falling into place with air travel consumption showing the first signs of sustained growth since the pandemic. Continue Reading
Passengers watch inflight entertainment during a flight from Los Angeles International Airport. A rebound in global airline capacity should accelerate in the second half of next year, but trans-Atlantic traffic Continue Reading
National carrier Malaysia Airlines has completed its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel and plans to make SAF a greater part of its fuel choice for regular flights by 2025, Continue Reading
British Airways and Phillips 66 Limited have entered into a multi-year supply agreement for sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, making the airline the first in Continue Reading
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has an offtake agreement with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel Continue Reading
British Airways and US-based refiner Phillips 66 signed a multi-year supply agreement which will provide the airline with sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Humber refinery, according to a joint Continue Reading
Highlights Marathon Petroleum’s Virent provides key components World Energy produced SAF used as fuel Jet demand impacted from omicron variant United Airlines is flying a jet with more than 100 Continue Reading
The world is currently obsessed with cutting global emissions, and the aviation industry is now in the spotlight as the next sector that needs to ‘go green’ While plenty of Continue Reading
At international climate talks earlier this month, the U.S. tried to prove to the rest of the world that it would once again be a leader in tackling climate change Continue Reading
U.S. lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow soybean oil-based jet fuel to qualify for an unprecedented tax credit, a win for biofuel producers and a blow to environmental Continue Reading
Demand for flights is set to soar this winter as travelers finally have a chance to get back on planes after almost two years of covid restrictions Airlines are having Continue Reading
Many airlines have been chasing customers with fare sales, but rising fuel costs are likely to soon change that A recovery in air travel demand has triggered a quick rebound Continue Reading
Major airlines have committed to eliminating their net carbon emissions by 2050 even as they expect a fivefold increase in annual global passengers over the same period. To meet that Continue Reading
ZeroAvia announced a development collaboration with Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines, for a hydrogen-electric powertrain capable of flying 76-seat regional aircraft in excess of 500 NM. Continue Reading
A sharp rise in the price of fuel is threatening the airline industry’s slow recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Oil prices climbed to their highest levels in seven years this Continue Reading
Universal Hydrogen closed a $62-million new funding round; the oversubscribed round was completed less than six months after the company’s Series A ( earlier post ), bringing total raised to Continue Reading
Since August, spot prices for New York Harbor Jet Fuel have risen 37% Soaring fuel costs are set to limit airline profitability towards the end of the year Delta Air Continue Reading
Air New Zealand and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on a joint research project to better understand the opportunities and challenges of flying zero-emission hydrogen Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) plans to start producing low-carbon jet fuel at scale by 2025, in an attempt to encourage the world’s airlines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Aviation, accounting Continue Reading
At first glance, it’s a big step forward in curbing climate change. In a deal announced Thursday, the Biden administration and the airline industry agreed to an ambitious goal of Continue Reading
Airlines are piling on more debt as surging coronavirus cases force travelers to cancel plans and stay home. The industry’s outstanding debt has jumped 23% since 2020 to $340 billion, Continue Reading
Airlines warned Thursday of another pandemic-driven hit to profits in the months ahead, as the Delta variant interrupts a rebound in air travel. Major carriers said new travel bookings have slowed in Continue Reading
The Biden administration announced a goal Thursday of replacing all jet fuel with sustainable alternatives by 2050, setting forth a plan to dramatically boost production of fuels made from waste Continue Reading
Emirates will receive its final A380 jetliner six months early, ending an Airbus SE superjumbo program that proved too big to compete in a changing air-travel market. Three more aircraft Continue Reading
Some airlines and airports have started to plan for a future where severe weather jolts flight schedules more frequently, as climate change increases the likelihood of extreme heat and big Continue Reading
As if we weren’t throwing enough trillions of dollars away (or, should we say, printing enough trillions away) incentivizing ill conceived “green energy” subsidies, the Biden administration is now set Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is quietly discussing a target date of 2050 for weaning aircraft off fossil fuels as part of the White House’s broader push to fight climate Continue Reading
Jet fuel demand is finally taking off as American travelers return to the skies, but concerns over the Delta variant of Covid-19 may further delay full recovery. U.S. consumption of Continue Reading
Despite a marked rise in U.S. air travel numbers this year compared to 2020, jet fuel inventories have climbed in recent months as refiners boosted production, while jet fuel demand Continue Reading
Airlines are grappling with shortages of jet fuel at some smaller airports in the western U.S., where a travel boom is coinciding with high demand for that fuel to fight wildfires. Many carriers Continue Reading
The U.S. is swimming in so much jet fuel that even this summer’s surge in air travel can’t save the market. Air traffic in the U.S. has jumped to more Continue Reading
The global war on emissions has exploded in recent years, with every company, industry, and government on earth now desperately attempting to reduce its carbon footprint. From the introduction of Continue Reading
Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ( earlier post ), and Universal Hydrogen Co. ( earlier post ) announced a technical collaboration to complete a Continue Reading
Resurgence in COVID-19 infections to prolong border closures Jet fuel refining margins seen to climb to $8-9/bbl by year-end Asia’s aviation sector to struggle despite recovery in the West Refiners Continue Reading
Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for Continue Reading
H2FLY, a German start-up developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft, and Deutsche Aircraft, a new German aircraft manufacturer developing energy-efficient, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly aircraft, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Continue Reading
British engineering company Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it would partner with oil company Shell (RDSa.L) to work on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in line with both their plans Continue Reading
United expects to add more than 500 aircraft to its fleet in the coming years.Chris Helgren/Reuters United Airlines announced Tuesday that it was ordering 270 single-aisle planes from Boeing and Continue Reading
America and Europe are leading a slow but steady recovery in global airline seat capacity and travel, which is driving up demand for jet fuel. Aviation fuel demand will not Continue Reading
A recovery in European jet fuel demand to pre-pandemic levels is years away, forcing regional refiners to continue blending the aviation fuel into diesel, and keeping a lid on their Continue Reading
Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. As a first step forward the Continue Reading
Air travel has come roaring back. Not everyone was ready. Customers are facing hourslong phone waits for assistance. Long lines have emerged as airlines, airports and the Transportation Security Administration scramble to hire Continue Reading
Trains and flights on a departure information board at Frankfurt Airport in April. Deutsche Lufthansa AG and German state railway Deutsche Bahn AG are cooperating on express-train services that could Continue Reading
Among the variables included in my ongoing monthly monitoring of key transportation indexes is revenue passenger miles for domestic flying. That monitoring has shown a huge pandemic-related drop in flying Continue Reading
Vertical Aerospace, developer of the VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft ( earlier post ), announced investments from American Airlines, Avolon, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, who have invested in the PIPE and are part Continue Reading
European airlines are pushing against Brussels imposing tougher emissions rules under the EU’s long-awaited climate package, according to documents obtained by a leading environmental group. The documents obtained by Influence Map Continue Reading
Airbus SE is poised to begin taking orders for a freighter version of its A350 twin-aisle as soon as next month, in a challenge to Boeing Co. ’s dominance in Continue Reading
