Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

1 Oct 2026

ATDS 2026: New OEM progress takes a backseat to AI and test efficiencies

Key takeaways from the 2026 edition of the Aerospace Test & Development Show (ATDS) and its Future Propulsion Forum.

4 Sep 2026

SAVi Five: Singapore SAF levy set to start w/ cargo exempted, Heathrow expansion pushback, and more…

Singapore this week confirmed that, from next month, tickets sold for flights departing on 1st January 2027 or later wil...

28 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Air NZ blames war impacts for drop in SAF usage, REGENT raises $240m, US SAF use still rising…

Air New Zealand has blamed the Middle East conflict for a drop in SAF usage from 1.7% in FY2025 to 1.2% across FY2026 (A...

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...