Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A Cologne court found that Lufthansa’s controversial ‘Green Fares’ could lead passengers to believe they could fly without affecting CO₂ emissions, and ordered the airline to change the name. The ruling puts the carrier’s climate-related fare marketing under scrutiny.
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A Cologne court found that Lufthansa’s controversial ‘Green Fares’ could lead passengers to believe they could fly without affecting CO₂ emissions, and ordered the airline to change the name. The ruling puts the carrier’s climate-related fare marketing under scrutiny.
Sustainability experts say business aviation must begin taking practical steps toward a more sustainable future. The available report offers no specific measures, targets or timelines, but frames sustainability as central to the sector’s long-term business prospects.
Testing under the UK’s H2GEAR programme covered two components for a hydrogen-electric propulsion system. The initiative, funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute, is developing technologies intended to lower aviation emissions, though the announcement does not specify the components tested or report performance results.
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Electra, Bristow Group, airport operator Avinor and CAA Norway plan demonstration flights with Electra’s EL2 hybrid-electric technology demonstrator at five locations across Norway in 2027. The program will test the aircraft in a range of operating environments, building on Electra’s recent instrument-procedure trials in Virginia.
The French start-up says new commitments support demand for an eight-seat business airplane powered by hydrogen. Beyond Aero is positioning the aircraft for private flyers seeking lower-emissions travel; the available report does not specify the number or value of the commitments.
Norway has chosen five locations for planned 2027 demonstration flights of Electra’s EL2 hybrid-electric technology demonstrator. The project brings together Bristow Group, Electra, airport operator Avinor and the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway.
Sceye’s high-altitude platform completed a US-to-Japan flight as the company tested its ability to act as a “sky cell tower.” The tests showed the stratospheric airship can provide connectivity during disasters, positioning the platform for communications missions where terrestrial networks are disrupted.
Airbus commercial aircraft chief Lars Wagner says the company’s initial hydrogen fuel-cell airframe is likely to have around 80 seats and use propellers. He described the zero-emission design as “becoming a reality,” offering a clearer indication of the aircraft concept Airbus is pursuing.
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