US environmental groups have attacked the Obama administration’s opposition to the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS). The lobbyists claims the US is reneging on its commitment to fight g...
Kenya Airways has become the first African carrier to enlist in a UN scheme to help offset emissions by investing in carbon offsetting projects. Firms that invest in the scheme set up by The Internati...
Interjet and Airbus are scheduled to conduct the first Jatropha-based bio-fuel flight in Mexico later today using an Airbus A320. The bio-fuel is made from locally sourced Jatropha plant harvested in ...
Boeing has released research conducted by Yale University’s School of Environmental Studies showing significant potential for sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, an oil-producing, non-...
US President Barack Obama speaking at Georgetown University in Washington, said yesterday that he has directed the Departments of Energy and Agriculture and the Navy to work with the private sector to...
Speaking at a major EU summit in Madrid, Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, has urged Europe “to invest in improving an infrastructure that so much of the world’s economic and social development re...
The Spanish government, Iberia Airlines and Airbus have signed an agreement to develop a complete Spanish ‘value chain’ for sustainable and renewable aviation bio-fuel for commercial use. Other key me...
Philip Hammond, UK Transport Secretary, has urged airlines to become "greener", on both emissions and noise pollution. Hammond has launched a "scoping document" that will collect views on a new aviati...
A fire which damaged the fuel pumping system at Miami International Airport is causing many delays and cancelled flights. Fallout from last week’s fuel fire at Miami International Airport continued to...
Tarom and Airbus along with a consortium of partners will develop a biofuel production and processing network in Romania. The plan is to obtain biofuel from camelina. Tarom will lead the consortium th...
UK airline Monarch has been was judged to be the world’s most efficient airline, at the ITB Berlin travel show. The carrier was praised for its efficient aircraft and high seating density by carbon of...
The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has starting rolling tests of an electric nose wheel powered by a fuel cell. The tests will be run on DLR's Advanced Testing and Research Aircraft (ATRA), an Airbu...
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