Brad Pierce, CEO of Orlando-based Restaurant Equipment World and AERObridge volunteer, has been using business aviation to bring much needed equipment and supplies to Jamaica, since the island nation was devastated by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.

Speaking at the company’s safety standdown, representatives with the Montreal-based airframer pointed to increases in supply and demand for sustainable aviation fuels, which reduce lifetime carbon emissions from business aircraft by up to 80% over legacy fuels.

The Irish Business and General Aviation Association has become the 16th organization to participate in the industry’s international advocacy initiative.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) producer Aether Fuels and Singapore-based energy company Aster have signed an agreement for the development of a next-generation, commercial-scale SAF refinery in Southeast Asia.

Industry figures recognize this regulatory advance as pivotal for future sustainable aviation.

Under Project Proticity, Unither Bioelectronics conducted the first piloted hydrogen-electric-powered helicopter flight in May.