Tag: Boeing

UK’s first hydrogen-powered live aircraft turnaround takes place at Exeter Airport

Stuart Mitchell

In a first of its kind for the UK, the trial, delivered by a partnership of Exeter Airport, TUI, Cranfield University, ULEMCo, MULAG and Boeing and supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Hydrogen Challenge programme, saw a TUI Boeing 737 passenger aircraft undergo a turnaround using ground support equipment powered by green hydrogen. The live demonstration involved a hydrogen-powered baggage tug, pushback tug and ground power unit. It is the first time in the UK – and possibly the world – that multiple pieces of hydrogen-powered equipment have been…

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Boeing Releases 2022 Sustainability Report, Maps Sustainable Aerospace Progress

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing has released its annual Sustainability Report, which further defines the company’s sustainability goals and includes key metrics to measure progress of core enterprise priorities. This includes employee safety and well-being; global aerospace safety; equity, diversity and inclusion; sustainable operations; innovation and clean technologies; and community engagement. In addition, the report highlights the company’s 2021 sustainability achievements, its sustainable vision for the future of flight, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts in alignment with global sustainability standards. “We are honored to release our second sustainability report that builds on…

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Boeing, Concentra, Shutterfly Join NSC Pledge to Reduce Most Prevalent Workplace Injury

Stuart Mitchell

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common workplace injury, impacting both employee wellbeing and business efficiencies – and the world’s top employers are taking action. Since launching the MSD Pledge three months ago in collaboration with Amazon, the National Safety Council proudly reports today more than 100 leading organizations have made a commitment to create safer outcomes for millions of workers worldwide by reducing MSDs by 25% by 2025.  The MSD Pledge was developed by the Council’s MSD Solutions Lab, a groundbreaking initiative established in 2021 with a mission to prevent…

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Boeing Becomes Founding Member of UK Innovation Hub To Drive Sustainable Aviation Fuels Development

Stuart Mitchell

Recently at the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing became the founding member of the University of Sheffield’s Energy Innovation Centre (EIC), leading the way for the company to help develop and bring SAF to the market. The EIC includes the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC), a first-of-its-kind facility in the UK that will help test and certify new sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and the Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), which will contain pilot-scale production facilities suitable for investigating different methods of producing SAF. SAF offers the most immediate and greatest…

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Boeing Unveils Model to Show Best Routes to Zero Carbon Future

Stuart Mitchell

As the commercial aviation industry maps a path to net zero emissions, Boeing unveiled a new data modeling tool to show the most effective scenarios for reaching the destination by 2050. The model includes consultation with leading universities and will continue to be used with key stakeholders. The company also shared illustrative hydrogen and electric concepts that could power the future of flight. “There are multiple ways to a future where aviation has zero climate impact. We created Cascade on a foundation of credible data and analytical models to allow…

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