Aviation

Low cost airline backing plans to build electric-powered commercial passenger jets for short-haul routes

Transform Scotland research shows rail travel on course to match flights between London and Scotland by 2023, delivering significant CO2 reductions

Manufacturers are engaged in a fast-paced fight to deliver efficiency gains that outstrip projected industry growth

Reports suggest government recognises it will "struggle for numbers" if it forces parliamentary vote on controversial third runway

The German government has helped fund the world's only hydrogen/electric plane prototype, but could it really be the future of passenger air travel?

Green Fuels makes biofuels from waste oils - and it's planning to take its invention to the skies

Carbon emissions per passenger for every kilometre travelled dips below 80 grams for the first time

New sustainability strategy is a bold commitment to becoming a greener airport, but executives admit no one yet has the answers on whether carbon-neutral growth is really possible for the industry

Simon Blakey of the University of Sheffield explores some of the challenges that will need to be overcome if green aviation is to take-off

Airport unveils wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, vowing to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and improve local air quality