Collaboration between the aviation industry and the U.S. government in just the past few years has helped the nation achieve a commanding lead in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while rural communities are poised to reap significant economic benefits.

Atlantic Aviation – which operates more than 100 FBO locations across the U.S. – has been fully committed to operating more sustainably since 2022, when it created a formal strategy for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Clay Lacy Aviation was founded in 1968 in Van Nuys, CA, making it the first jet charter operation west of the Mississippi River. For most of its history, the company didn’t pay much attention to sustainability issues – but that changed for good at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.

GE Aerospace will soon begin testing hybrid electric components on a modified Passport ultra-long range business jet engine as part of its collaboration with NASA’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project.

To reduce its environmental impact and achieve its goal of net-zero emissions, the entire business aviation industry is evolving. Even companies that do not manufacture or operate aircraft are changing how they do business – companies such as risk management service provider MedAire.

As one of the largest privately owned energy infrastructure firms in the U.S., Bernhard considers energy efficiency to be at the center of everything it does.

Gulfstream Aerospace has long been at the vanguard of innovation in aviation, bringing together visionary leadership and new technology to make business travel faster, more efficient and more comfortable. Today, the company continues that tradition in its approach to sustainability.

BETA Technologies, Inc. and Signature Aviation recently announced a partnership to install BETA-designed electric charging infrastructure at several on-airport locations along the East Coast of the United States.

In today’s aviation industry, sustainability is more than a buzzword – it’s an operational imperative.

The mission to net-zero flight calls for revolutionary thinking on all fronts: new, sustainable power sources, fuel-sipping engines, more direct routes through the air – and aircraft designs so sleek, they slash the energy needed to travel at jet speeds.

Ampaire aims to commercialize hybrid electric technology – which it sees as perfect for business aviation, and the only viable route to cutting emissions through electric flight.

Aviation leaders at Dell Technologies shared the strategy behind their commitment to sustainability.