Certification Readiness for Sustainable Aviation: Challenges and Paths to Acceleration

The drive toward sustainable aviation depends on the rapid progress in new technologies, yet certification remains one of the most significant obstacles to timely deployment. Emerging propulsion systems, alternative energy sources, and unconventional aircraft architectures do not fit naturally within today’s regulatory framework. Many companies and start-ups developing sustainable aviation solutions have already encountered delays as they face unfamiliar failure modes, limited certification precedents, and a regulatory landscape that has not fully adapted to these innovations. The urgency of global climate goals creates pressure to bring these technologies to market without compromising safety.

Experts from certification offices, industry, start-ups, investors, and policy discussed the current state of certification readiness for sustainable aviation and identify ways to accelerate the certification process, while looking at challenges, lessons learned, and emerging strategies needed to support the faster and safer certification of next-generation technologies.

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F360-09: Certification Readiness for Sustainable Aviation: Challenges and Paths to Acceleration
10 June 2026
AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026, San Diego

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