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IAG Cargo partners with Kuehne+Nagel to purchase six million litres of SAF

The cargo division of International Airline Group (IAG Cargo) has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel to purchase six million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to help its customers reduce the Scope3 carbon footprint of their supply chain. The SAF is verified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification, produced from cooking oil…

Court orders Schiphol airport to cut flight operations, airlines fume

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport will significantly reduce its operations after a ruling from Amsterdam Court of Appeal. The court has ruled that Dutch government can continue with plans to reduce Amsterdam Airport’s annual flight capacity in an attempt to reduce the noise pollution and help the country meet its climate goals. The…

Cargolux becomes first airline to use SAF-blend at Luxembourg Airport

Cargolux became the first airline to operate cargo flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Luxembourg Airport. The fuel was supplied to the airport’s fuel storage using NATO’s Central European Pipeline System (CEPS) in cooperation with World Fuel Services and supported by Luxembourg Airport. The flight from Luxembourg to…

Cargolux becomes first airline to use SAF-blend at Luxembourg Airport

Cargolux became the first airline to operate cargo flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Luxembourg Airport. The fuel was supplied to the airport’s fuel storage using NATO’s Central European Pipeline System (CEPS) in cooperation with World Fuel Services and supported by Luxembourg Airport. The flight from Luxembourg to…

DHL Global Forwarding teams up with IAG Cargo to promote SAF

DHL Global Forwarding has teamed up with IAG Cargo in a strategic partnership to promote sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This collaboration aligns with Deutsche Post DHL Group’s sustainability objectives of achieving net-zero emissions logistics by 2050. DHL Global Forwarding has committed to purchasing 3 million gallons of SAF Scope 3 transport emissions reductions in…

Pittsburgh International Airport to convert waste food into fertilizer

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has gone one step ahead in its sustainability initiative. The airport has partnered with local environmental firm Ecotone Renewables to add a new system that will transform uneaten food into fertilizer thus reducing waste. This move is the latest addition to airport’s ‘xBridge’ innovation campaign aimed…

Airbus adds CERN to its “clean aviation” research network

Airbus’s UpNext subsidiary is to launch a project with the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) to look into how superconductivity can decarbonisation of future aircraft systems”. The tie-up is the latest in a series of so-called “clean aviation” projects announced this week by the French manufacturer, which is hosting…

Airbus flags early advances with hydrogen fuel tank technology

Airbus’s mission to market so-called zero-emissions aircraft by the middle of the next decade is making progress, the airline revealed recently, saying its experts had been working for the past 15 months on building tanks that could put hydrogen-powered jets in the air. Hydrogen, Airbus believes, is a “compelling option”…