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SAF a better bet than hydrogen or electric aircraft, says Hudson

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November 27, 2025
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Speaking on a sustainability and decarbonisation panel at a Commonwealth Bank event on Wednesday, Vanessa Hudson said Qantas is focusing on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of its push to reduce carbon emissions rather than on newer technologies.

Adelaide and Parafield Airports score highest carbon accreditation

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November 14, 2025
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Both airports have reached level 5 carbon accreditation, which requires “maintaining a Net Zero carbon balance on Scopes 1 and 2, and actively addressing Scope 3 emissions sources”. It comes after Adelaide last December became the first major Australia…

Tata Steel Netherlands switches to rail for eastbound shipments

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November 13, 2025
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Tata Steel Netherlands is introducing a modal shift to rail for a significant portion of its steel transport that currently takes place by water and…

Air New Zealand’s first electric aircraft takes flight

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November 6, 2025
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The airline’s first BETA ALIA CX300, N401NZ, which arrived in the country last month, has begun an “intensive proving program” from its base at Hamilton Airport before being sent south to Wellington to fly Cook Strait crossings to Blenheim by the end o…

SAF is no ‘silver bullet’, says ex-Productivity Commissioner

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November 4, 2025
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Paul Lindwall, who presided over the Productivity Commission’s 2019 Economic Regulation of Airports inquiry, has cast doubt on SAF’s environmental credentials, calling it in an op-ed in the Australian Financial Review “an expensive, inefficient distrac…

Air New Zealand Goes Electric: Airline’s 1st CX300 Completes Maiden Flight

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October 18, 2025
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A groundbreaking flight takes off, powered by a secret force. What’s behind this aviation first?

Air New Zealand trials its first electric aircraft

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October 17, 2025
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The BETA ALIA CX300, currently registered N401NZ, took off from Tauranga Airport on Friday morning for its inaugural test flight. It will be based at Hamilton, then move to Wellington in December for another two months.

Air New Zealand trials its first electric aircraft

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October 17, 2025
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GSMA: North America mobile industry fuels $1.6T economic growth

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October 15, 2025
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A new report from the GSMA has revealed the immense economic growth power of the mobile industry across North America, with its contribution nearing $1.6 trillion in 2024. This figure represents five percent of the region’s total GDP and shows ho…

Aussie-first sustainable aviation fuel blending plant comes online

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October 15, 2025
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The facility, announced last year, is operated by Wagner Sustainable Fuels in partnership with Boeing and FlyORO, and is the first SAF blending terminal in the world to be co-located with an airport. It will allow “neat” SAF to be mixed with convention…