Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

11 Aug 2026

Air Services Regulation: The EU's 'other' big aviation policy item in 2026

The revision of the EU’s Air Services Regulation, a 2008 piece of legislation that governs multiple aspects of European ...

28 Jul 2026

A funding gap for hydrogen aircraft forces a reality check

A look at the issues facing hydrogen-electric aircraft developers, ZeroAvia's recent pivot, and what other firms make of...

24 Jul 2026

Farnborough 2026: Vertical drives e-VTOL momentum, BETA e-CTOL maturation

At least 11 commitments for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) new propulsion products were announced during the 2...

10 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS latest ahead of announcement, Airbus launches hydrogen propulsion JV, and more…

The European Commission has delayed a much-anticipated EU ETS Review proposal announcement next week by two days to the ...

9 Jul 2026

New Propulsion: Ahead of Farnborough, an encouraging uptick in firmed orders

Firm orders for new propulsion fixed-wing clean-sheet aircraft as well as retrofit powertrains have experienced a notabl...

22 May 2026

SAVi Five: ALI calls on EU to back ‘full lifecycle’ aircraft bank finance, Maeve ceases operations, and more…

A call for evidence on an update to the 11-year-old EU Aviation Strategy closed this week with 248 responses, including ...

30 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: IMO reopens Net Zero Framework talks, EU Hydrogen mechanism completes first round, and more…

Member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week resumed talks on the creation of a globally amb...

3 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes measure to limit EU ETS price escalation, 2025 EU SAF blend ‘above’ 2%, and more…

The European Commission on 1st April announced a proposal to adapt the EU ETS's Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a mechan...

31 Mar 2026

Ishka Horizon highlights: New OEMs face longer funding runways

Clean-propulsion start-up OEMs should prioritise raising new funding earlier, a prominent aviation venture capitalist wa...

20 Mar 2026

Presentation: EIS and first flight target delays of new propulsion aircraft

Presentation recorded in March 2026 with Eduardo Mariz, Senior Analyst and Sustainability Lead.

5 Feb 2026

New Propulsion: 57% of products with EIS targets delayed by 2.6 years

More than half of new propulsion conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) products with stated entry-into-service (EIS) ...

22 Jan 2026

New propulsion: Undisclosed deals lift 2024 and 2025 commitment totals

Orders and commitments for new-propulsion fixed-wing clean-sheet aircraft and retrofit powertrains remained stronger in ...

16 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS allowances reach €90, lessor SAF certificate guidance, and more…

EU ETS carbon prices rose above €90/t this week, the highest since mid-2023, with ICE EUA December 2026 futures trading ...

2 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: New propulsion ‘first flight’ updates, Japan’s GX-ETS price ceiling, and more…

As 2025 drew to a close, it left behind a year of milestones for several new propulsion aircraft developers, but also so...

13 Oct 2025

New Propulsion: Emerging OEMs stress commercial pragmatism at engineering forum

Away from press releases and glossy investor decks, technical teams from several new propulsion aircraft developers shar...

8 Jul 2025

ZeroAvia: ‘Good demand pull’ from European reg. aviation, with PSOs to help

Ishka SAVi sits down with ZeroAvia Chief Business Officer Sergey Kiselev to discuss commercial interest ahead of the ZA6...

20 Jun 2025

Paris Air Show: New propulsion orders muted, but optimism grows

Over 30 commitments for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) new propulsion products were announced during the 2025 ...

11 Jun 2025

New Propulsion: Commitments down starkly ahead of Paris Air Show

Orders and commitments for new propulsion fixed-wing clean-sheet aircraft as well as retrofit powertrains decreased star...

6 Jun 2025

SAVi Five: SAF to reach 2 Mt in 2025, IEA investment report, and more…

IATA expects SAF production to reach 2 million tonnes (Mt) (2.5 billion litres), or 0.7% of airlines’ total fuel consump...

29 May 2025

SSWS 2025: Industry reacts to hydrogen build-up delays

In this second report covering SSWS 2025, Ishka examines sentiment, challenges, and expectations around the role of ZEF ...