CommercialProposed Part 38 Rule Would Add New Fuel Efficiency Metric to Federal Aviation Regulations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 15 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would introduce a new Part 38 fuel efficiency metric (FEM) to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)—the…
CommercialLufthansa CEO Sees Clean Air Initiatives Driving Renewed Energy for Single European Sky Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr called for more competition between air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in Europe to encourage efficiency improvements within the region’s air traffic system during a Jan. 21 appearance on…
CommercialEPA Releases First US Airplane Emissions Rules, Environmental Groups Express Criticism The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first U.S. airplane emission rules which will align with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) carbon dioxide emission standards, the agency announced on Dec. 28.…