A new chemical bath formula devised by employees at Airbus’ St. Eloi plant is providing a safer, more economical and environmentally friendly way to treat titanium aircraft parts.

As part of its participation at the Greener Skies 2009 conference in Hong Kong, Airbus underscored the importance of global cooperation in reducing air transport’s impact on the environment

The use of composite materials on the A350 XWB and other Airbus aircraft is helping increase air transport’s eco-efficiency in ways ranging from reduced fuel burn to increased service intervals.

The air transport industry is closer to using synthetic jet fuel that is cleaner than the current oil-derived variety with the development of a new ASTM International standard.

An Airbus-supported website that promotes biodiversity awareness among young people has blossomed into an international online community, drawing some 300,000 visitors and 1,000 photo submissions.

The Airbus UK supply chain system is now 80 per cent paperless thanks to the implementation of an eco-efficient digital order and invoice process, which saves over one million sheets of paper annually.

The environment-friendly disposal of retired jetliners is now a reality with the operational start-up of Tarmac Aerosave, a joint-venture company in Tarbes, France that was created at the initiative of Airbus and four partners.

Overall water utilisation at Airbus’ Toulouse, France-area facilities has been brought down to comparable levels of eight years ago with steps that include the replacement of older air conditioning systems, installation of more efficient faucets and the control of leaks.

Airbus’ aircraft painting processes are becoming more environmentally-friendly with new techniques such as “base coat, clear coat” livery painting and operational changes that improve eco-efficiency.

Enterprising employees at the Airbus spares centre in Ashburn, Virginia have begun recycling wood from shipping crates in an effort to lessen the facility’s environmental impact.

Airbus' continued progress toward its eco-efficiency goals will be measured by a new methodology focused on the "seven Ps" - products, processes, plants, people, profits, procurement and perception.

Airbus China Limited and its subsidiaries have been awarded ISO 14001 certification for their environmental management systems, along with five company sites in North America.

The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) programme - which was officially launched in December 2008 and features key participation by Airbus - will help modernise Europe's air traffic management, preventing congestion and reducing aviation's overall environmental impact.

New aircraft landing procedures that reduce the use of fuel – as well as lower emissions and noise – have been performed in flight trials with Scandinavian Airlines A330s. These evaluations were conducted in a cooperative effort involving Airbus, Scandinavian Airlines and the Swedish LFV airport aut...

With its permanent search to improve on environmental issues, Airbus is also thinking way ahead, considering the whole life cycle of its airliners through its process for Advanced Management of End-of-Life Aircraft, called PAMELA. Following successful tests performed on the A300, Airbus has applied ...

Airbus has conducted a flight test using gas to liquid kerosene in its continuing efforts to lead the industry in environmental research. This product - synthesized through the Fischer-Tropsch process - is cleaner than the oil-derived jet fuel used with current commercial aircraft, which will result...

Airbus is extremely pleased to announce that the Clean Sky JTI research programme was formally adopted on 20 December 2007 by the Council of Ministers following on from the positive vote at the European Parliament, on 11 December. Clean Sky is the programme that will radically improve the impact of ...

A new European research programme called "Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)" is being prepared in an Airbus-led effort with other major European aerospace companies. The goal is to develop new environmental-friendly technologies that also reinforce the European aeronautics sector's competi...

The Air Transport Action Group’s industry-wide initiative to communicate on how the aviation sector is limiting its environmental impact includes the participation of Airbus.