Climate litigation NGOs seek review of EU Taxonomy criteria for aviation and shipping “The aviation criteria are so weak that 100% of Ryanair’s order books could be labelled ‘green’." Melodie Michel 02 September 2024
People & Culture WestJet on the lookout for next Chief Sustainability Officer WestJet's current Chief People, Corporate and Sustainability Officer, Angela Avery, is retiring. Melodie Michel 30 August 2024
SAF UK’s Royal Air Force begins routine SAF flights The Royal Air Force has a target of achieving net zero operations by 2040. Melodie Michel 16 August 2024
Climate Targets Air New Zealand drops 2030 SBTi target due to supply chain issues The airline is now considering a new near-term emissions reduction target “that could better reflect challenges within the industry”. Melodie Michel 30 July 2024
Aviation Airbus and Boeing ramp up aviation decarbonisation deals The two aircraft makers are investing in SAF and partnering with other entities to accelerate progress. Melodie Michel 24 July 2024
CSO Jet firm Gulfstream hires first Chief Sustainability Officer Smitha Hariharan joins from oil services corporation Halliburton, where she spent the past 12 years. Melodie Michel 16 July 2024
Operations & Finance Lufthansa Group adds fee to cover EU sustainability regulations The Lufthansa Group is introducing an environmental surcharge to all flights departing from the EU, the UK, Norway, and Switzerland, saying it could not bear the additional costs generated from soon-to-be enacted sustainability regulations. Olivia Peluso 26 June 2024
Operations & Finance Buyers alliance commits US$200 million to scale up sustainable aviation fuel The collection of deals use SAF certificates to signal demand for clean fuel. Melodie Michel 18 April 2024
People & Culture IAG Chief Sustainability Officer takes on Vueling CEO role – new CSO yet to be announced Martinoli has been managing sustainability initiatives at IAG since April 2021, spearheading the group’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme. Melodie Michel 07 March 2024
Operations & Finance US$13.5 trillion investment needed to decarbonise heavy industry Another US$11 trillion will also have to be spent by companies to retrofit existing assets with clean technologies. Melodie Michel 28 November 2023