By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Reviewed by Lauren Hardaker Jun 18 2026 A global modeling study warns that rising aircraft NOx emissions could sharply increase aviation’s health burden, even as the industry focuses on carbon-neutral flight. Study:  Global air quality and human health impacts of growing aircraft emissions . Image Credit: ChatGPT / OpenAI Researchers quantified the current and future global health impact of aviation-related air pollution by modeling aircraft emissions under multiple