FAA center demonstrates how federal government can embed sustainability into daily business operations, creating long-lasting benefits for our environment. One of the FAA’s leaders of sustainable innovation is located on a sprawling 1,100-acre campus in Oklahoma City. The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) has long been recognized for its environmental…

What you don’t pack is more important than how you pack. Are you unknowingly carrying items in your luggage that pose a danger to the aircraft, you and your fellow passengers? …

The enhancements are designed to decrease the number of wrong surface approaches, landings, and departures at airports around the country, as well as other situations that have the potential for accidents. By Jim Tise, FAA The FAA has launched a campaign to educate pilots, drivers, and other operators about enhancements…

At noon EDT on Tuesday, May 10, the pilot of a Cessna 208 flying to Florida from the Bahamas told his two passengers he wasn’t feeling well. He fell against the controls, putting the aircraft into a nosedive and sharp turn. The passengers had no flying experience, and what unfolded…

Could green energy provide safety benefits on top of environmental improvements and cost savings? By Jim Tise, FAA Cutting carbon emissions. Protecting the environment and public health. Trimming operating costs. These are the standard benefits associated with aviation’s move toward sustainability. But could green energy provide safety benefits as well? …

Drones for good are on the rise across the country, here are 7 ways they foster sustainability. — Story written by Daniel Glover, AOC For the past six years, pecan trees have been a reliable source of income for the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. …

Sustainable aviation fuels produced from renewable and waste feedstock can provide the greatest impact in our effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Such fuels will be critical to the aviation industry’s ability to meet the net-zero emissions goal and they have the potential to slash emissions by up to 100 percent. Here are 10 potential fuel sources being developed for the near future:

We’re rolling to the runway The FAA and NASA recently completed research and testing on a software capability that calculates gate pushbacks at busy hub airports so that each plane can roll directly to the runway and to take off. The new system, which the FAA plans to deploy at 27 major airports, will minimize…

The FAA and the aviation community are working to shrink their environmental footprint. These are some of the ways that energy and fuel are being saved, waste is being reused, and noise is being reduced. — Rollin’ to the Runway The FAA is deploying a new software capability at airports across the country that gets planes rolling directly to the runway, reducing fuel burn and taxi time. Optimized Profile Descents