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UK backs Heathrow operator‑led 3,500m third runway; draft scheme due summer 2026

The UK government has endorsed Heathrow Airport’s operator‑led proposal for a 3,500m third runway, a plan put at about £49 billion, and said a draft development scheme will be published in summer 2026. Final approvals and construction are likely to take several years.

2025-11-25T02:20:08.776921-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

Sentinel‑6B launched on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg to extend decades‑long sea‑level record

2025-11-16T13:11:26.427821-08:00

FlightGlobal

Pratt & Whitney rejects open‑rotor, commits to ducted‑fan for next‑generation single‑aisles

2025-11-16T22:04:44.720945-08:00

zeroavia.com

ZeroAvia and Hybrid Air Vehicles to fit Airlander 10 with ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrains for zero-emission flight

2025-11-10T05:29:58.257499-08:00

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Embraer delivers 1,700th ethanol‑powered Ipanema cropduster, cements lead in agricultural aviation Embraer has handed over the 1,700th ethanol‑powered Ipanema cropduster, preserving its leading share of the agricultural aircraft market. The delivery highlights sustained demand for ethanol‑fueled aerial application platforms and underscores Embraer's foothold in specialised segments of its civil aviation portfolio.

2025-11-26T09:16:07.219004-08:00

Embraer delivers 1,700th ethanol‑powered Ipanema cropduster, cements lead in agricultural aviation

FlightGlobal

German flight campaign measures contrails from new‑generation engines for EU A4Climate German researchers, led by DLR with partners including Google and TUI, have started a flight campaign using a Falcon 20E to shadow Tuifly passenger flights over Germany and Austria to measure contrails from modern low‑soot engines. The data will feed the EU A4Climate project and test AI‑based, climate‑optimized routing.

2025-11-26T08:52:18.887095-08:00

German flight campaign measures contrails from new‑generation engines for EU A4Climate

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Lufthansa Cargo and CEVA Logistics sign binding SAF deal to cut 8,000 tonnes CO2 by 2028 Lufthansa Cargo and CEVA Logistics have converted a summer MoU into a binding sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) framework. CEVA will begin using SAF in 2025 under the pact, delivering a calculated reduction of 8,000 tonnes of CO2 through 2028; the contract was signed in Paris.

2025-11-26T03:43:44.848214-08:00

Lufthansa Cargo and CEVA Logistics sign binding SAF deal to cut 8,000 tonnes CO2 by 2028

AirInsight

Hydrogen aviation: regional entry by 2030, long‑haul slips into the 2040s — net‑zero by 2050 in doubt A new hydrogen roadmap forecasts hydrogen‑powered regional aircraft entering service around 2030, while mature long‑haul hydrogen airliners remain unlikely until the 2040s. The pathway depends heavily on carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel, making industry claims of hitting net‑zero by 2050 increasingly doubtful.

2025-11-25T11:05:20.873011-08:00

Hydrogen aviation: regional entry by 2030, long‑haul slips into the 2040s — net‑zero by 2050 in doubt

FlightGlobal

ZeroAvia makes third round of cuts at Everett Propulsion Center, casting doubt on hydrogen program timelines ZeroAvia has cut staff for a third time since August at its Propulsion Center in Everett, Washington, triggering fresh doubts about the company's timeline for hydrogen-electric propulsion development and commercialization. The latest redundancies intensify scrutiny of program funding, delivery milestones and operator confidence.

2025-11-25T09:10:16.453313-08:00

ZeroAvia makes third round of cuts at Everett Propulsion Center, casting doubt on hydrogen program timelines

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Iberia to launch daily Madrid–Newark A321XLR and add Toronto transatlantic services in 2026 Iberia will launch a daily Madrid–Newark (EWR) service operated with the Airbus A321XLR from 29 March 2026, complementing its existing JFK flights and increasing Madrid–New York seat capacity by about 42%. The move, part of Flight Plan 2030, accompanies a new daily Toronto transatlantic service for 2026.

2025-11-25T07:11:11.800737-08:00

Iberia to launch daily Madrid–Newark A321XLR and add Toronto transatlantic services in 2026

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Bell 505 logs more than 700 flight hours on blended SAF in partnership with Safran Helicopter Engines A single Bell 505 has logged more than 700 flight hours operating on blended sustainable aviation fuel since entering the programme in March 2022, Bell announced at European Rotors 2025. The work, done with Safran Helicopter Engines, validates long‑term SAF use in light helicopters.

2025-11-25T06:13:53.537868-08:00

Bell 505 logs more than 700 flight hours on blended SAF in partnership with Safran Helicopter Engines

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Korean Air to replace plastic meal containers with plant‑based trays, aims for 60% lifecycle emissions cut by 2026 Korean Air will phase out its two‑decades‑old plastic meal containers and replace them with plant‑based trays made from agricultural waste — straw, sugarcane and bamboo — starting in December on select routes and rolling out worldwide by end‑2026. The carrier says the change will cut lifecycle emissions by about 60%.

2025-11-25T04:42:53.376508-08:00

Korean Air to replace plastic meal containers with plant‑based trays, aims for 60% lifecycle emissions cut by 2026

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