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Safran's climate strategy Safran disclosed emissions3 from its operations: Scope 1 (direct energy-related emissions) and Scope 2 (indirect energy-related emissions) with targets to reduce CO2 emissions by 2025; Some items of Scope 3 indirect emissions (business air travel and waste treatment). Safran also presented a strategy to reduce the CO2 emissions from its products, which are the main part of Scope 3 and which constitute its essential contribution to meet the aviation sector goal of halving the emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 (a 90 % reduction in average emissions per passenger ki...

Skyborne continues to aim high with takeover of US rival Vero Beach The takeover by Gloucestershire Airport-based Skyborne of US-based rival pilot training business Vero Beach comes onto the radar just ahead of significant county news for the firm. Gloucestershire Airport-based Skyborne Airline Academy flies the flag announcing its latest acquisition. Despite the aviation sector being hard-hit by the pandemic, the trio of entrepreneurs behind Staverton-based specialist pilot training business Skyborne show every sign of investing for the long term. Chairman, Tom Misner; chief executive office...

Surf Air Mobility Acquiring Electric Aviation Pioneer Ampaire The company aims to have hybrid aircraft available by 2024 for customers booking its scheduled and on-demand flights. February 2021 Surf Air Mobility is acquiring hybrid electric aviation pioneer Ampaire in a deal worth more than $100 million. The private air travel company aims to have hybrid aircraft available by 2024 for customers booking its scheduled and on-demand flights. All Ampaire employees will be joining Surf Air Mobility and its cofounder, Kevin Noertker, will be president of a new division called AMP. Both companies ar...

Artist rendering of the eFlyer-2. Photo Credit: Bye Aerospace Bye Aerospace (Denver, Colo., U.S.) announced on Jan. 26 that production has commenced on Serial #001, its first production-conforming prototype for its two-seat all-electric eFlyer 2, with the company also in the process of obtaining FAA Part-23 certification for the rebranded aircraft for the professional flight training mission. George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, says the company has contracted with Composites Universal Group (CUG, St. Helens, Ore., U.S.) to begin assembly of the eFlyer 2’s first major component, an all...

Composites Universal Group was selected to begin tooling and construction. The artist’s concept drawing shows the completed conforming eFlyer. Bye Aerospace With many concept aircraft failing to make it past the prototype stage, Bye Aerospace has made it to the next milestone with its electric aircraft program. The company started production on the first conforming eFlyer, Bye announced on January 26. Composites Universal Group, of Warren, Oregon, was selected to begin tooling and construction. “We continue to make advances in the certification process,” said George Bye, ...