Aviation Sustainability Briefing
News and views on how we can make
aviation sustainable together
Editorial
I’m happy to share with you our 8th edition of the EUROCONTROL Aviation Sustainability Briefing bringing you some very exciting, newsworthy stories from the aviation sustainability field.
Airspace World gathered the aviation community in Geneva in spring this year and EUROCONTROL was proud to again host a joint stand with our “Europe For Aviation” partners: the European Commission, EASA, the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, the SESAR Deployment Manager, the European Defence Agency, CINEA, EUROCAE and EUSPA. It was the perfect opportunity for EUROCONTROL’s Director General Raúl Medina to share his priorities on aviation sustainability and how EUROCONTROL will support aviation in its decarbonisation efforts with our #FlyingGreen roadmap. More details on our plans for the work on sustainability are also available in my interview on EUROCONTROL’s new “Raising the Aviation Bar” podcast.
Also in this edition: Günther Ofner and Julian Jäger, joint CEOs at Vienna Airport kindly shared insight into their success story of being able to operate CO2-neutrally since the beginning of 2023. They are truly leading by example, and I hope that their case will encourage others to move forward with their plans for investing in green energy and implementing significant sustainability best practice.
Due to our close cooperation with the EUROCONTROL Member States to support them in their environmental impact assessments, we have realised the relevance and topicality of the Dutch government’s plans to reduce flights to and from Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. While reducing flights should be the last option according to balanced approach principles, it is also evident that governments and administrations are under pressure to deliver on their climate change targets while still balancing the needs of airport communities and the interest of the aviation industry and the local economy. The jury is still out on what will happen at Schiphol Airport, but I hope you will find that our article helps to contribute to an informed, educated debate.
Enjoy reading this edition!
Marylin Bastin
Head of Aviation Sustainability
EUROCONTROL
Our sustainability briefing articles
EUROCONTROL Director General Raúl Medina on sustainability and #FlyingGreen
Günther Ofner and Julian Jäger, joint CEOs of Vienna Airport, tell us how the airport manages to operate CO₂-neutrally.
Plans for flight reductions at Amsterdam-Schiphol: the debate is still open
Aviation sustainability developments from around the world
Latest news on EUROCONTROL’s work on sustainability
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Europe: EUROCONTROL and ECAC cooperate on SAF map
Interview with Jérémy Caussade on how AURA AERO aims to disrupt regional aviation as it is today
Interview with Reynir Sigurdsson on how the Borealis Alliance transforms the way airlines fly
Latest news on EUROCONTROL’s work on sustainability
