Environment

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

Environment

Biofuels for Business Aviation

As concern for the environment gathers urgency, a number of manufacturers are studying the use of biofuels, which they consider a low-CO2 alternative to pe
FBOs

Jet-A and avgas now available at Cleveland Jet Center

FBO Cleveland Jet Center at Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Airport has added jet-A and avgas supplied by Avfuel to its list of services.
FBOs

Six more for Phillips 66

Phillips 66 Aviation added six new FBOs to its branded dealer network, bringing the total to more than 622 in the U.S.
Environment

Aviation Alphabets Tackle Environment

NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and other aviation alphabet groups jointly issued a paper that offers a set of principles to address aviation and climate change.
Environment

Aviation Alphabets Tackle Climate Change

NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and other aviation alphabet groups jointly issued a paper that offers a set of principles to address aviation and climate change.
Environment

NATA Warns of Environmental Restrictions

NATA is warning members that new air quality regulations issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency may lead to similar restrictions in other
Environment

NATA Warns of Impact From Air Quality Regs

New air quality regulations issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency may lead to similar restrictions in other states, according to the Nat
Environment

AOPA Says GA Greenhouse Gas Imperceptible

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has commented on a set of proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seek t
Environment

European ATM changes seek to lower CO2 emissions

With the goal of saving as much as 470,000 metric tons of fuel each year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a Flight Efficien
Environment

Global Aviation adds fuel discount program

FBO Global Aviation, based at Portland-Hillsboro Airport in Oregon, has devised a new twist on consolidating contract-fuel pricing information.
Environment

Embraer, CAE Launch Phenom 100 Training

Embraer CAE Training Services, a joint venture of Brazilian OEM Embraer and Canadian simulator training services provider CAE, launched its first pilot and
Environment

Flexjet Launches Carbon Offset Program

Flexjet, Bombardier’s fractional ownership subsidiary, has launched a carbon-offset program for its fractional owners.
Environment

Chevron rewards fuel buyers

Chevron Global Aviation launched a fuel buyer reward program called FlyBuys that offers gas and merchandise gift cards as rewards.
Environment

WingPoints card rewards frequent Phillips buyers

Phillips 66 Aviation has launched a reward program for buyers of Phillips 66 fuel, with an added bonus of double rewards when buyers use their Phillips 66
Environment

MaxTrax service factors fuel prices into trip planning

After a year of programming and Web design, Globalair.com has unveiled a new graphical fuel-price route planning service that allows operators to plot trip
Environment

Phillips 66 raises bar with reorganization

Phillips 66 Aviation has reorganized its marketing and sales force as part of a broad-based effort to fortify customer relationships and develop new busine
Environment

Chevron introduces new buyer rewards program

Chevron Global Aviation has launched a fuel buyer reward program called FlyBuys that offers free gas and merchandise gift cards to customers.
Environment

Fuel manager trims clients’ costs

If dealing with the price of fuel consumes more of your time than any other facet of running your department, Everest Aviation Resources has a solution.
Environment

Business aviation targets CO2 emissions

“It’s not that easy being green,” sang Kermit the Frog in the first season of Sesame Street in 1970.
Aircraft

Dassault touts ‘green’ Falcons

As more business jet buyers worry about the damage their airplanes are potentially causing the environment, French business jet maker Dassault is seeking w
Environment

EBAA offers ETS alternative

The impact of the European Union’s plans to include aviation in its emission trading scheme (ETS)–a CO2 cap-and-trade system that has been in place since 2
Environment

Oil price drop could be short-lived, group warns

Oil prices have slid back since reaching a peak of $145 a barrel in July, resulting in jet-A prices finally falling by a significant amount.
Environment

Fuel manager’s penny-pinching adds up

If dealing with the price of fuel consumes more of your time than any other facet of running your flight department, Everest Aviation Resources has a solut
Environment

Business Aviation and the Environment

Aviation has an image problem in this age of climate change as a major contributor of CO2, even if the reality is that as a CO2 producer the seg
Environment

P&WC to Lead Biofuel Research Program

Pratt & Whitney Canada is leading a four-year, university-industry biofuel research project under a Canada-India science and technology agreement.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Panorama at HPN signs on with Texaco

Family-owned since 1958, Panorama Flight Service at Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., recently signed a three-year deal to become a T
Regulations and Government

Speculators blamed for high fuel prices

There is no short-term fix for the high price of oil, concluded panelists at the Air Service Energy Summit, held on July 10 in Washington, D.C.
Regulations and Government

Campaign seeks to limit oil speculation

In a curious illustration of how current events make strange bedfellows, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has joined Aircraft Owners and Pilo
Regulations and Government

AOPA, NBAA Join Airlines in Fight Against Fuel Prices

While the airline and general aviation groups couldn’t be farther apart on the issue of aviation user fees, they seem to have found common ground on fuel p