25 Apr 2025

SAVi Five: Boeing pauses X-66, United invests in ‘duopoly challenger’ JetZero

Boeing has announced an indefinite pause on joint work with NASA on the X-66 flight demonstrator, a truss-braced wing co...

1 Apr 2025

Ishka FSA highlights: EU Taxonomy anger, post-Omnibus takes, sust fin progress

From aviation’s displeasure with the EU Taxonomy to lessors reacting to their EU CSRD de-scoping under Omnibus Regulatio...

21 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU to ‘correct’ low aviation Taxonomy alignment, SBTi opens door to SAF insets, and more…

Five noteworthy aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka SAVi team.

14 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: First airline EU Taxonomy disclosures, NZBA’s 1.5C pivot, US SAF policy updates, and more…

With the start of the airline annual reporting season, some of the first reports to include EU Taxonomy aviation criteri...

27 Feb 2025

EU changes could ease CSRD ‘green tape’ for lessors – but do use caution

Key proposed changes proposed relevant to CSRD and the EU Taxonomy in yesterday’s Omnibus Package. The immediate picture...

17 Feb 2025

Omnibus Package: With the EU set to simplify sustainability reporting, what should lessors do?

This joint report by David Lowe, VP Marketing Aviation at Fexco & PACE, and the Ishka SAVi team combines Ishka’s summary...

7 Feb 2025

SAVi Five: EU policy plans in 2025, new European aviation roadmap, and more…

A leaked European Commission draft lists the EU's main 2025 policy priorities. Ishka SAVi unpacks those of potential rel...

20 Jan 2025

EU CSRD preparation and compliance tips for lessors in 2025

PwC Ireland explores how aircraft leasing companies should approach in 2025 some of the reporting requirements created b...

17 Jan 2025

SAVi Five: EU Taxonomy could add 'emergency aircraft', AWG Taxonomy manual, US 45Z guidance, and more…

A European Commission working group is currently consulting on the addition of new activities to the EU Taxonomy.

19 Dec 2024

Explainer: Linking EU Taxonomy aviation FAQ/GRR answers to the criteria

In this eight-page explainer, Ishka analyses both of these documents and links additional information to the EU Taxonomy...

6 Dec 2024

SAVi Five: EU Taxonomy FAQ published, US reassurance on SAF credits, and more…

The European Commission late on 29th November released the long-awaited ‘frequently asked questions on the EU Taxonomy’ ...

18 Nov 2024

Global taxonomies: Aviation included or likely to be added in a third of cases

In this report, Ishka SAVi provides an update to its 2022 analysis to explore how global taxonomies are evolving and whe...

17 Oct 2024

EU Taxonomy lawsuit: is the aviation criteria at risk? Ishka examines the arguments

In August, a coalition of environmental NGOs initiated legal action against the European Commission over its inclusion o...

30 Aug 2024

SAVi Five: NGOs sue against EU Taxonomy aviation criteria, UK SAF mandate cost estimates, and more…

A coalition of NGOs are taking the European Commission to the European Court of Justice over its decision to include cur...

26 Jul 2024

SAVi Five: Flight emissions labelling in UK, EU Taxonomy update, and more…

Five noteworthy (and non-Farnborough) aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka S...

19 Jan 2024

SAVi Five: EU sets sights on ‘Fit for 90’ by 2040, airline EU Taxonomy eligibility in 2023, and more…

Stories covered in this update include reports that the European Commission is set to recommend next month a 90% net red...

1 Dec 2023

SAVi Five: Virgin’s 100% SAF flight milestone, COP28 expectations, and more

This update’s key stories include Virgin Atlantic’s historic 100% SAF commercial transatlantic flight – both a major mil...

27 Jul 2023

SAVi Five: US airlines to support 737 precursor aircraft, CORSIA changes, EU updates, and more…

This week's highlights include an announcement by Boeing and NASA that US major airlines are to support a sustainability...

23 Jun 2023

SAVi Five: EU SAF mandate full text, UK SAF consultation ends, ruling shields EU Taxonomy, and more…

This week's highlights include the publication of the final text of the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, the closing of the U...

14 Jun 2023

Aviation’s inclusion into the EU Taxonomy approved by the European Commission

The European Commission on 13th June approved in principle a new set of EU Taxonomy criteria for economic activities inc...