Born with aviation in his blood, Kennedy Ricci comes from a long line of aviation professionals on both sides of his family. After starting his career in marketing and social media, he was ultimately drawn to aviation partially due to the passionate people who make up the industry.

Gulfstream Aerospace is at the sustainability forefront. In addition to designing increasingly efficient business jets – its current fleet features fuel-efficiency gains of up to 33% over previous models – the company has implemented a series of initiatives to lower the environmental impact of its business operations during the past decade.

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.

DC Aviation in Malta is now offering the option of offsetting flights to clients and have been pleasantly surprised at the response.

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.

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