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You wouldn't think that something 93 million miles away could affect your next flight, but airlines are heeding warnings from scientists to stay away from the effects of the latest storms – solar storms, that is.
Posted on Fri, 27-Jan-2012 at 22:32 GMT
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As the EU adds the airline industry to its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the airlines are fighting back, sort of. The message: Stop, before somebody [meaning passengers] gets hurt. In the wallet, that is.
Posted on Wed, 04-Jan-2012 at 20:40 GMT
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An airline trade association will continue to challenge efforts by the European Union to move forward with its plans to include airlines in its Emissions Trading Scheme. The inclusion of airlines beginning January 2012 has created a backlash throughout the world from airlines, governments and trade groups. Will the EU ease off, or dig in?
Posted on Wed, 21-Dec-2011 at 17:17 GMT
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As fossil fuel prices continue their upward climb, alternative fuel sources, once considered too expensive to even contemplate, are blazing new trails. Contrails, that is.
Posted on Thu, 10-Nov-2011 at 20:30 GMT
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The haze in the air may not be due to emissions from aircraft engines. There is a dust-up between EU regulators and other nations over a scheme to add an emissions tax to all airlines that fly to or from member states.
Posted on Tue, 01-Nov-2011 at 16:52 GMT
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China Southern becomes the seventh airline to fly the Airbus A380 and as with other carriers wanting to showcase the double-decker giant, the airline's newest plane is embarking on a domestic "getting to know you" tour.
Posted on Wed, 19-Oct-2011 at 18:45 GMT
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It's official: the long-awaited Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" now is in the hands of its first airline operator, ANA. As with the industry fervor over the giant Airbus A380's debut a few years ago, the 787 comes with new claims of comfort and efficiency. Now that Boeing has the delivered the airplane, can the 787 deliver on its promises?
Posted on Mon, 26-Sep-2011 at 17:37 GMT
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Within the span of two weeks, the latest airlines to put alternative fuels to the test set their own unique records. Airlines have been testing bio-fuels made from plants, algae and other organic materials for the last few years. What made these flights so different?
Posted on Fri, 12-Aug-2011 at 21:46 GMT
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Carbon emissions taxes and rising fossil fuel prices have accelerated the introduction of alternative aviation fuels which could end up widely used in passenger jets within the next 4 years. Some airlines are starting sooner.
Posted on Mon, 11-Jul-2011 at 19:46 GMT
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Airlines find themselves battling cost pressures on many fronts lately. There are intermittent threats of employee strikes and constantly rising fuel prices. But one plan by the EU to include airlines in a scheme to reduce overall greenhouse gasses has many carriers and governments hotter than engine exhaust.
Posted on Tue, 21-Jun-2011 at 19:52 GMT
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