This Plant-Based Jet Fuel Can Reduce Emissions by 68% - Without Displacing Crops
Creating a sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant called carinata can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%.
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Rolls-Royce Unveils Its Aircraft Which They Are Building to Be the World's Fastest All-Electric Plane
Rolls Royce is aiming to deploy its ACCEL plane in the spring so that it can prove itself to be the world's fastest all-electric plane.
100-Year-old Dreams of Airship Travel Through Europe are Revived With This Modern Zero-Emissions Dirigible
Hybrid Air Vehicles are bringing the dirigible airship back into the European travel sector with a zero-emissions airship in 2025.
Flying Car Completes First-Ever Flight Between Airports -Then Transforms Back into a Sports Car in 3 Minutes
A flying car built for less than 2 million euro completed the first ever inter city flight, going from Nitra to Bratislava in Slovakia.
A Passenger With No Flying Experience Landed a Plane Like a Pro
Robert Morgan had to talk a passenger with no flight experience through landing a small plane in Palm Beach, after the pilot went out.
Helicopter Successfully Catches Earth-Bound Rocket in a 'Supersonic Ballet'
Rocket Lab deployed 34 satellites to orbit before the 'Electron booster stage' was successfully snagged by helicopter on its return to Earth.
Vermont Startup's Electric Plane That Lifts-Off Vertically is Really Taking Off
The Alia eVTOL - electric vertical take off and landing - is going to usher in zero-emissions shuttle aviation for the first time in history.
Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff
UIC researchers developed a longer-lasting and non-toxic alternative to conventional deicing for airlines and runways.
An Airbus Jumbo Jet Just Completed Two Flights Powered by Cooking Oil
The cooking oil fuel has been developed for some time, and Airbus believe they can have all craft flying on oil by the end of the decade.
A Flying Car Just Got Certified as Airworthy to Fly
A flying car in Slovakia just received its airworthiness certification after 700 hours of flight time and 200 take-off/landings. Future time.
Jet Flown by United Airlines Entirely Powered by 100% Plant-Based Fuel from Corn Stalk Waste
A plant-based fuel that reduces emissions by 505 was just used for the first time ever to power 100% of a United flight from Chicago to D.C.
Passenger Talked Through Landing a Plane After Pilot Collapses
Flying instructors in Britain told a passenger over the radio how to land a plane after the pilot of a small aircraft collapsed and died at the controls. One of two instructors who guided in the plane said the passenger did an amazing job.
Hero Air Controller Guides Couple to Safety After Pilot Passes Out
When one of the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers does something wrong, you always hear about it. When one of them does something right, it's called a save. After just completing a class on recognizing the symptoms of oxygen-deprivation, a Denver-based controller averted disaster by talking to the wife of a pilot who had passed out from the condition.
Watch Toddler's Overjoyed Reaction Inside Airplane Doing Loops and Rolls
You can bet this adorable 4-year-old girl is going to grow up to be just as big a daredevil as is her pilot-father.
Qantas Airline Makes Mercy Dash to Help Town Cut Off by Flooding
Qantaslink called the mayor of Moree asking if there was anything they could do to help locals who were suffering from the worst floods to devastate the region in 36 years. "Unless you can get a plane in here loaded with fresh fruit, bread and milk for our kids, there's not much else you can do to help," she said. They rang back three hours later, promising to have a plane on the tarmac by the end of the day.
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