Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

14 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Heart flies world’s largest electric aircraft, Brazil finalises 2027 SAF mandate, and more…

Heart Aerospace on 12th August completed the first flight of its X1 demonstrator aircraft, the largest battery-electric ...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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.

21 Apr 2026

Interview: BETA’s cargo launch customer on the appeal of electric aircraft

e-Smart Logistics co-founder and CEO Denis Ilin sat down with Ishka SAVi on the sidelines of the Ishka AirFinance Horizo...

13 Feb 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS under attack, UK exceeds 2025 SAF mandate, and more…

Europe’s largest airline association, Airlines for Europe (A4E), this week urged European leaders to “bring down ETS cos...

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...

5 Dec 2025

SAVi Five: First EU e-SAF two-way auction set for 2026, India approves SAF targets, and more…

Eight European countries launched this week the e-SAF Early Movers Coalition, an initiative envisioned under the EU’s Su...

7 Nov 2025

SAVi Five: Aviation priorities ahead of COP30, EU STIP latest reaction, and more…

With merely days to go until COP30 in Brazil, aviation stakeholders are preparing for a frantic few weeks of climate dis...

3 Oct 2025

SAVi Five: BETA’s IPO reveals key details, S. Korea to tighten ETS, new CORSIA EEU price indications, and more...

BETA's 715-page IPO filing provides fresh insight into its orderbook, the CX300 CTOL testing progress, production plans,...

26 Sep 2025

SAVi Five: US scolds ICAO on climate, non-CO2 measures could prevent 85% of warming, BETA's rumoured IPO, and ...

The US this week criticised ICAO for “extending itself far beyond its proper mandate” including on “social programmes or...

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...

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...

1 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: EU makes post-CSRD VSME recommendation, Heathrow submits expansion plan, and more…

The European Commission on 30th July adopted a recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs that presen...

25 Jul 2025

SAVi Five: First lessor order for BETA’s e-CTOL aircraft, China’s ‘green catalogue’ aviation criteria, and mor...

A subsidiary of Libra Group, the parent company of aircraft lessor LCI, announced on 23rd July it has placed a firm purc...

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 ...