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 ...

3 Aug 2026

Farnborough 2026: New propulsion looks to defence for a funding opportunity

Many new propulsion OEMs are now increasingly recognising that, for their programmes to succeed and for investors to gai...

24 Jul 2026

Farnborough 2026: Hybrid-electric tech takes centre stage for next narrowbody

Established engine manufacturers at this year’s Farnborough Airshow continued to highlight the hybridisation of their ne...

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...

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...

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...

20 Feb 2026

SAVi Five: Air France-KLM misses bond SPT but more than doubles SAF usage, Trump’s EPA decision, and more…

Air France-KLM confirmed this week that it “has not achieved” the emissions intensity sustainability performance target ...

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 ...

30 Oct 2025

IATA WSS: CORSIA costs expected to rise amid govts. lack of ‘awareness’

Key takeaways from IATA's WSS event, including perspectives on CORSIA’s implementation, shortcomings in SAF project fina...

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 May 2025

Greening PSOs: Cleaner aircraft expected to benefit from EU rules revision

Sustainability criteria are expected to gain prominence in European tenders for subsidised Public Service Obligation (PS...

10 Jan 2025

New propulsion round-up: commitment volumes down 37% in 2024

Orders and commitments for new propulsion fixed-wing clean-sheet aircraft as well as retrofit powertrains decreased in 2...

29 Nov 2024

SAVi Five: France proposes SAF carottes, UK launches a Jet Zero ‘Taskforce’, and more…

The French government is reported to view favourably a Senate amendment to its 2025 budget introducing SAF tax credits f...

20 Nov 2024

ALI Sust Day 2024: Most lessors still SAF hesitant, but some are carving out roles

The third annual sustainability event hosted by Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI) took place last week in Dublin to take st...

25 Oct 2024

SAVi Five: New Commission cautious on jet fuel taxes, first ETS funds for aviation, and more…

Incoming EU Commissioners have outlined limited appetite for unilateral European action on aviation policy, including je...

29 Jul 2024

Farnborough New Propulsion: Small jump in orders as OEMs vie for new investment

Ishka recorded a total of 71 new propulsion product commitments during the Farnborough Airshow week, with over half comi...