As we enter the third decade of the century, the focus on environmental and wider sustainability responsibilities within civil aviation becomes more acute, this of course includes Business aviation. This is further heightened as the sector recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has also been linked to improved environmental performance.

25 September 2020, Brussels Furthering its commitment to help business aircraft operators and companies take substantial action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched two working groups tasked with defining guidelines for the sector’s bold initiative S.T.A.R.S. – Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability.

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) released a new informational guide detailing how industry leaders can incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into their operations and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

19 August 2020, Brussels / Washington, D.C. The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) today released a new informational guide detailing how industry leaders can incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into their operations and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

24 June 2020, Brussels. With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations representing Europe’s aviation sector today issued an urgent call for EU leaders to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding.

On 24 June, EBAA along with Europe’s leading air transport associations sent an open letter to EU Ministers and European Commissioners urging to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding.

S.T.A.R.S., otherwise known as Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability, is an initiative set in motion by young business aviation professionals from across Europe. Their goal? To develop and introduce industry-wide sustainability standards and an accompanying label.

We all use many names: private jets, corporate aviation, air taxi and more recently, flying cars. One thing is for sure: Business aviation is flying smart.

By the end of 2019, over 1 million passengers will have boarded a business aircraft in Europe, and many factors will have driven this demand, from business and medical, to governmental needs for point-to-point transportation.