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RECENT NEWS

European transport ministers and MEPs reach agreement on Single European Sky II package proposals

Cosmetics retailing tycoon to fund aviation environmental action group's Stansted legal costs

Continental Airlines announces first-ever US biofuel flight will take place in early January

ANA and JAL Group to participate in voluntary trials of Japan's domestic Emissions Trading Scheme

Emirates to conduct world's longest green flight trial to coincide with launch of new service to San Francisco

Lochard launches web-based module to enable airports to assess and track aircraft carbon emissions

Climate change and capacity constraints will significantly impact European airports by 2030, reports Eurocontrol study

Report sets out to show how the aviation industry lobbied to "hijack" its inclusion into the EU ETS

Airbus Corporate Foundation established to support environmental, humanitarian and youth activities

Emirates warns environmental taxes and the EU ETS could place its European regional routes at risk

Air New Zealand postpones biofuel flight following Airbus A320 loss off French coast

Norwegian report concludes that governments must explain the benefits of environmental taxes

Student teams from more than 60 countries take on the Airbus 'Fly Your Ideas' environmental challenge

East Midlands Airport takes delivery of electric Smart Car and wins environmental award for its nature trail

UK decision to extend passenger duty distance bands and scrap plane tax finds little support from industry

UK Government decides against change to a plane tax and instead opts for increases on passenger duty

The EU ETS must be strengthened or its impact on aviation emissions will be minimal, says Tyndall study

Austria's aviation industry combines to produce a publication to support its climate protection activities

Costa Rica's NatureAir becomes the first airline to join the United Nations' Climate Neutral Network

UK's new Transport Secretary says supporting aviation and protecting the environment are completely compatible

Europe's failure to implement a Single European Sky is an environmental embarrassment, says IATA

SESAR announces 100 emissions-reducing European green procedure flight trials to take place in 2009

United Airlines becomes first US carrier to undertake fuel and emissions saving ASPIRE flight

Airline association appeals to European legislators to stop moving the goalposts on aviation ETS

Report challenges claims that airline and tourism expansion benefits the economy and poorer nations

Environment is the new imperative, aviation industry delegates to air navigation conference are told

FedEx commits to reducing the carbon emissions of its aircraft fleet by 20 percent by 2020

Jatropha-based biofuel cleared for take-off on Air New Zealand test flight early next month

Airlines welcome decision by Belgian Government to drop proposals for an airline passenger tax

Airbus and Southampton University set up new research centre to identify aircraft noise reduction solutions

Survey of British attitudes to air travel and its impact on the environment discovers a lack of consistency

Czech Airlines passes final stage of an environmental audit on path to ISO 14001 international standard

Jatropha-based jet biofuel in final tests at Rolls-Royce before Air New Zealand test flight in December

European pressure on ICAO and third countries to come up with global proposals on emissions reductions

APPOINTMENT

Finnair appoints Kati Ihamäki new Vice President, Sustainable Development

ARCHIVED COMMENTARIES

FAA lays out a plan by which it hopes to achieve carbon neutral growth in aviation emissions through increased operational efficiency and technology

California and its allies join forces with Europe to break the Bush administration's intransigence on aviation emissions

Why aviation must be included in the European Emissions Trading Scheme

GLOSSARY

Glossary

ARCHIVED NEWS - OCTOBER 2008

Eurocontrol and ACI Europe join forces to ease airport congestion and reduce aircraft emissions

Biofuels will be in commercial aviation use within three to five years, believes Boeing

US turns up the heat on Europe's Emissions Trading Scheme with diplomatic and industry objections

UK Government reverses earlier decision not to include aviation emissions in Climate Change Bill

European ministers rubber stamp Council and Parliament agreement on aviation's entry into the EU ETS

UK Government to provide research and development funding for algae-based transport biofuels

Copa Airlines claims Latin American first as it launches a voluntary carbon offset service to passengers

Qantas A380 takes part in ASPIRE fuel and emissions saving initiative on inaugural trans-Pacific flight

China to build an average of over seven new airports every year until 2020 to cope with rapid traffic rise

Carbon Sciences claims its breakthrough technology can transform CO2 emissions into renewable jet fuel

Liberator.aero adds CO2 emissions measurement module to its fuel management programme

UK's new environment minister to omit aviation emissions from climate change legislation

WWF taken to task over its $64,950 per person, 36,800-mile luxury private jet tourist expedition

Belgian and Irish announcements of new passenger departure taxes lead to airline industry anger

Cologne Bonn Airport installs carbon counters for passengers to offset their flight CO2 emissions

Airbus challenges students to help shape the eco-efficient aircraft industry of the future

IATA unveils environment display at Schiphol Airport to promote a green aviation image to the public

European Parliament’s environment committee passes tougher aviation ETS proposals from 2013

Surveys find conflicting attitudes by the travelling public to climate change and the environment

EU to press third countries to participate with it in tackling international aviation greenhouse gas emissions

Aviation should be included in UK targets to cut emissions by 80 percent by 2050, advises climate watchdog

The high-altitude effects of non-CO2 greenhouse gases caused by aviation are still uncertain, say scientists

EERC claims first production of a military jet aviation fuel fully created from renewable feedstocks

Virgin Galactic and NOAA to explore collaboration on high altitude climate change research and monitoring

VLM says it is a myth that short-haul flights are more environmentally damaging than rail journeys

Lightweight containers will help reduce airline fuel consumption and reduce emissions, says manufacturer

Budapest Airport starts programme to install noise insulation in affected local residential properties

Lufthansa announces measures to save paper on its cargo and passenger operations

ARCHIVED NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2008

Airlines must take a more positive approach to the environmental debate, says European Commission official

Boeing claims significant fuel and emissions savings for its new 777 Performance Improvement Package

Los Angeles World Airports develops guidelines for sustainable airport planning, design and construction

UK Government wants aviation excluded from EU renewable energy target, reports BBC

Carbon offset service and information portal on air travel GHG emissions takes off

Industry, airlines and environmental organizations join forces to form sustainable aviation fuels group

UK Government set to sanction Heathrow expansion just as London's mayor proposes a replacement airport

Ensyn and UOP form joint venture to develop second-generation biomass technology for green jet fuel

Aviation industry polishes up green credentials with a relaunch of its environmental website

Air New Zealand unveils two initiatives that will reduce annual emissions by over 20,000 tonnes

US defence research agency solicits proposals for an environmentally friendly coal-derived military jet fuel

European passenger traffic and aircraft movements drop for the first time in six years, reports ACI

CAAFI meeting brings progress on a roadmap to address the future viability of alternative jet fuels

Air New Zealand's ASPIRE 1 takes off in pursuit of fuel and emissions savings across the Pacific

Environmental concerns fail to influence business travel plans, discovers UK survey

Solazyme claims world first in race to produce algae-based jet fuel that meets the ASTM standard

Air France plans to enter high-speed rail venture with Veolia on routes to London and Amsterdam

UK's environment ministry opens consultation on airport action plans to address aircraft noise

IATA, CANSO and Eurocontrol commit to an efficiency plan to reduce fuel consumption and emissions

Tougher EU rules for travel reservation systems aim to support greener alternatives to short air journeys

Panama's Copa Airlines signs agreement with government to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions and fuel consumption by US airlines fell last year compared to 2000, reports ATA

Air France KLM achieves Super Sector Leader status by both Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

ASU receives $3 million funding towards research and commercialization of algae-based jet biofuels

EU States likely to face legal action from the US over ETS regardless of who wins presidential election, says ATA

ARCHIVED NEWS - AUGUST 2008

Pacific Northwest commuter airline start-up lays claim to becoming America's first green airline

Singapore's Changi Airport opens new Butterfly Garden for departing passengers at Terminal 3

Gander International to become North America's first carbon neutral airport

Denver International unveils a public-private partnership funded two megawatt solar energy system

Boston Logan becomes the first US airport to use 'green' asphalt on a runway repaving project

Air New Zealand and JAL to trial trans-Pacific flight planning initiatives to reduce fuel and emissions

Environment leaders warn UK Government over air pollution breaches if Heathrow expansion proceeds

IATA chief urges Australia to challenge Europe over the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS

Emirates launches a series of new initiatives to further improve environmental operations performance

UK says it will not earmark aviation revenues from EU ETS auctioning for environmental measures

ACI North America announces the winners of its 2008 Environmental Achievement Awards

ARCHIVED NEWS - JULY 2008

UN's top climate change scientist says civil aviation must move quickly to improve aircraft energy efficiency

Pratt & Whitney Canada to investigate second-generation biofuels for smaller and medium size aero engines

FAA Excellence in Research Award goes to PARTNER programme leader Ian Waitz

Airbus becomes a supporter of the Green Wave initiative to promote global biodiversity awareness

US and European aerospace industry leaders agree to greater cooperation on ethics and the environment

CFM unveils new next generation turbofan engine that promises 16 percent reduction in CO2 emissions

FAA launches incentive strategy to spur development of renewable aviation fuels and technologies

Rolls-Royce and British Airways launch alternative fuel ground test programme and invite tenders

Air France KLM identifies five key sustainability issues as it publishes its 2007-8 CSR report

Boeing foresees increased global demand for replacement aircraft as airlines seek improved fuel efficiency

Climate decisions-makers call for clearer policies and more political leadership, reports global survey

International anger as European Parliament vote to include aviation into EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Rapporteur says EU should seek bilateral agreements in seeking global solution to reduce international aviation emissions

Increased engine washing leads to a significant cut in fuel consumption and emissions for Finnair

Alaska Airlines reduces fuel consumption by 17 percent through winglet retrofitting and ground air units

EasyJet starts UK newspaper campaign to press for a fairer and greener air tax to replace APD

FAA's environment chief Daniel Elwell departs to join Aerospace Industries Association

Political deal on aviation's inclusion into EU ETS fails to satisfy either airlines or environmentalists

ARCHIVED NEWS - JUNE 2008

European Parliament and Council reach compromise deal on including aviation into the EU ETS

Sustainable Power claims impressive results following lab testing of its bio-jet fuel blend

European Single European Sky II proposals promise annual savings of 16 million tonnes of CO2

UN climate chief urges international aviation to come up with concrete proposals to tackle climate change