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- Virgin Atlantic and BA face formal complaints over sustainability claims Thu, 30 Nov 23, 11:00pmExclusive: Airlines accused of making misleading claims in same week as first transatlantic commercial biofuel flight
- Airlines face formal complaints over contested sustainability claims Thu, 30 Nov 23, 11:00pmVirgin Atlantic and British Airways are accused of misleading customers about claims on carbon emissions from ‘sustainable’ jet fuel
- Designers aim to reduce the waste and impact of airlines Sat, 12 Oct 19, 5:30amExhibitions of art can, and perhaps should, be thought-provoking, which is exactly the goal of the temporary showing ‘Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink’ by design studio PriestmanGoode at the Design Museum in London....
- Would you ride in these bizarre standing airplane seats? Wed, 18 Apr 18, 3:44amIf your last plane flight left you feeling like a sardine in a can, this news is going to make your day. Italian seat manufacturer Aviointeriors has designed a seat that gives you plenty of room to stretch your legs out,...
- Air Travel Across Brazil Will Double 2014 World Cup Carbon Emissions Compared to 2010 Fri, 13 Dec 13, 7:00amBrazil photo from <a href="Shutterstock All those airplanes crisscrossing Brazil for the 2014 World Cup next summer will nearly double carbon emissions compared to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa...
- Weatherwatch: Hitching a ride on those invisible jet streams Thu, 10 Nov 11, 9:30amWeather over the UK has a tendency to arrive from the west, and is strongly dependent on the "jet stream" – the high-level fast flowing river of air that weaves its way over from North America...
- Green campaigners condemn Thomson Airways' biofuels flight Thu, 6 Oct 11, 3:40amService to the Canary Islands that will be powered partly by waste from cooking oil is criticised as 'hollow PR stunt'The UK's first commercial flight to be powered by biofuels will take off on Thursday, heading to the Canary...