by Donald Wood
Last updated: 9:15 AM ET, Wed February 21, 2024
As part of an effort to reduce carbon pollution, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new set of rules for most large
airplanes flying in United States airspace.
The new FAA rule requires incorporating improved
fuel-efficient technologies for airplanes manufactured after January 1, 2028,
and for subsonic jet airplanes and large turboprop and propeller airplanes that
are not yet certified.
The FAA provided a list of aircraft that will be required to
meet the standards, including Boeing’s 777-X and 787 Dreamliner, Airbus’ A330-neo,
the Cessna Citation, and civil turboprop planes, such as the ATR 72 and the
Viking Air Limited Q400.
The carbon
pollution reduction rule, dubbed the Airplane Fuel Efficiency Certification,
does not apply to airplanes currently in service.
“We are taking a large step forward to ensure the
manufacture of more fuel-efficient airplanes, reduce carbon pollution, and
reach our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker
said.
Data from the FAA found that commercial airplanes are responsible
for nine percent of domestic transportation emissions and two percent of total carbon
pollution in America.
The federal agency’s latest action is part of the U.S.
Aviation Climate Action Plan that sets out to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions from the aviation sector in America by 2050.
Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee recently passed the
FAA
Reauthorization Act, a measure that includes several provisions to
strengthen the U.S. air system.
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