Catch-up on the latest aviation and sustainability trends, with our 2026 sustainability news wrap for January. brought to you in partnership with Aerospace Global News (AGN). AGN is an official media partner for Sustainable Skies World Summit 2026, taking place 17-18 March 2026.
New technology could turn industrial carbon emissions into jet fuel
RMIT researchers have developed a carbon-conversion system that could allow industrial emissions to be recycled into key inputs for future low-emissions aviation fuel.
Photo: RMIT
Learn more the carbon-conversion system that combines carbon capture and conversion into a single, integrated process.
Sustainable aviation fuel production pathways explained
There are multiple pathways to produce low-emission, fossil-free fuels that can help curb environmental emissions from aviation.
Photo: Airbus
Read more about the different SAF pathways.
Europe urged to act on winter contrails as aviation’s quickest climate win
A new European analysis warns that winter and night-time flights create a disproportionate share of aviation’s climate warming through persistent contrails.
Photo: Philippe | stock.adobe.com
Find out more about the study highlights.
NASA advances laminar flow wing technology that could cut airliner fuel burn by 10%
Engineers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California have completed a high-speed taxi test of the Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow concept, using an F-15B research aircraft as a flying laboratory.
Photo: NASA/Christopher LC Clark
Learn more about how this test could represent a significant step forward for airlines
From seat covers to SAF: how Wizz Air is pursuing its sustainability goals in 2026
With sustainability in aviation continuing to take centre stage in 2026, how is Europe’s Wizz Air employing green initiatives to expedite its pursuit of net zero?
Photo: Wizz Air
Read more about what Aerospace Global News discovered from their day with Wizz Air.
