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 ...

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...

17 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes 5,000-km radius expansion for ETS, UK RCM first awards in late 2028, and more…

Five noteworthy aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka Airfinance SAVi team.

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...

12 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: IATA sees SAF at 2.4 Mt in 2026, SBTi clarifies role of SAF Book and Claim, and more…

SAF will account for 0.8% of airline fuel use in 2026, keeping with a “disappointing” sub-1% projection already shared l...

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 ...

20 May 2026

BETA sales chief: orderbook so far ‘a certainty’ as IPO forces discipline

Ishka SAVi sits down with BETA’s head of sales and support Simon Newitt.

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.

13 Mar 2026

SAVi Five: EU reaffirms penalties for SAF/e-SAF mandates, new propulsion OEMs selected for large trial, and mo...

The European Commission reaffirmed in a statement this week its position regarding the EU’s SAF and e-SAF mandates, incl...

6 Feb 2026

SAVi Five: Electric Book & Claim is born, a look at the updated Waypoint 2050, and more…

UK electric aviation charging infrastructure firm Aerovolt this week unveiled the world’s first Book & Claim concept for...

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) ...

3 Feb 2026

AURA AERO CEO: Investors ‘coming back’ to ‘real’ aircraft start-ups

In an interview with Ishka SAVi, Jérémy Caussade, president and co-founder of AURA AERO, provides the latest on the 19-s...

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 ...

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...

13 Aug 2025

Interview: Libra Group’s SLI set to take on new-tech propulsion leasing

Space Leasing International (SLI) CEO Praveen Vetrivel tells Ishka what has motivated the Libra Group subsidiary to beco...

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 ...

13 Jun 2025

SAVi Five: Pre-Paris news, industry outlooks, aviation levies update, and more…

With just three days remaining until the official inauguration of the 2025 Paris Air Show, start-up OEMs have begun thei...

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...