Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

7 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: BETA secures record $830m in EXIM financing, EU approves Dutch support schemes for e-SAF, and more…

US battery-electric aircraft OEM BETA Technologies announced this week an intention by the Export-Import Bank of the Uni...

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...

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...

26 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: AURA AERO buys VoltAero, ZeroAvia delays ZA600, SAF levy consultation, and more…

Toulouse-based hybrid-electric aircraft developer AURA AERO has acquired a significant portion of the assets, patents, a...

5 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: ZeroAvia CEO steps down, big week for US new propulsion, UK carbon budget, and more…

ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov stepped down last week as part of a leadership transition, the company announced....

10 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: AURA AERO secures $398m in funding, EU publishes first CBAM price, and more …

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

30 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: Industry ramps up lobbying against EU policy, ZeroAvia status update, and more…

The month of January wasted no time in setting what some hope (and others fear) will be the prevailing sustainable aviat...

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...

19 Dec 2025

SAVi Five: US unveils AAM strategy, Green PSO consultation closes, and more…

The US government this week unveiled the country’s first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Strategy, setting a roadma...

21 Nov 2025

SAVi Five: COP30 latest, CAeS pivots away from BN-2 aircraft conversion, and more…

The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) continued in Brazil this week with some notable developments for aviation,...

22 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: Ireland launches SAF policy roadmap, STIP consultation, CDR guide, and more…

The Irish government on 21st August published the country’s first SAF Policy Roadmap, incorporating views from a range o...

18 Jul 2025

SAVi Five: UK scraps Green Taxonomy, unified EU STIP demands, and more…

The UK government confirmed on 15th July it is scrapping plans for a UK Green Taxonomy in light of responses received to...

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...

16 May 2025

SAVi Five: Key UK and US SAF bills & reaction, upcoming ZeroAvia cargo flights, and more…

Significant progress on SAF policy was made this week in both the UK and the US, with proposed legislation on both sides...

7 Feb 2025

SAVi Five: EU policy plans in 2025, new European aviation roadmap, and more…

A leaked European Commission draft lists the EU's main 2025 policy priorities. Ishka SAVi unpacks those of potential rel...

13 Sep 2024

SAVi Five: EU jet fuel taxation could be 20 years away, Zero Avia completes $150m Series C financing, and more...

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

12 Aug 2024

SAVi Five: Virgin Atlantic’s 'Flight 100' ad banned, e-VTOL Paris Olympics experiment scrapped, and more…

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

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...

12 Jul 2024

SAVi Five: Wizz Air aims to avoid passing SAF costs, IATA shift on 2030 SAF target, and more…

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