Aviation and the environment

Articles and useful environmental links for the airline business

Green manifesto
Why every airline needs to develop a green strategy

The Asian view
Singapore Airlines breaks its silence on green issues, reports Airline Business deputy editor Brendan Sobie

Carbon storm: Emissions Trading Scheme
Europe's plan to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme has drawn a hail of protest as carriers from outside the region shy away from paying the carbon fee. Airline Business editors gauge airline reaction from around the globe

Time to carbon trade
Airlines from all corners of the globe must get behind efforts in 2007 to create the economic instrument - emissions trading - that offers the most sustainable way for the aviation industry to grow and curb its environmental impact at the same time

Counting the carbon cost
European Commission (EC) proposals to include aviation in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) could cost carriers €2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in 2011.

Feedback: Not in denial
The airline industry is fully engaged in the environmental debate, says John Hanlon, secretary general of the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), which favours including aviation in emissions trading, but on the basis that it rewards efficient carriers

Farnborough review: Cleaning the sky
Manufacturers have taken the first step towards making aerospace greener

Fuel for change: Bio derived jet fuel
Fuels synthesised from coal and natural gas can already power aircraft, but what industry needs is a bio-derived jet fuel that can address global warming

Organisations
African Airlines Association
Air Transport Action Group
Air Transport Association of America
Arab Air Carriers Organization
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
Association of European Airlines
Aviation Environment Federation (UK)
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation
Eurocontrol
European Low Fares Airline Association
International Air Transport Association
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations
Latin American Airline Association