Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
airline industry, Tag
- First commercial flight partly fuelled by recycled waste lands in UK Wed, 3 Oct 18, 10:39pmVirgin Atlantic flight from Orlando to Gatwick powered by blend of jet fuel and ethanol
- High streets will go on suffering until the digital economy pays more tax Sun, 8 Jul 18, 4:00pmShopkeepers are essentially correct: business rates are pre-internet and have become archaicHouse of Fraser, Mothercare, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams...
- The Guardian view on Heathrow expansion: better never than so late | Editorial Wed, 6 Jun 18, 3:07amA third runway at Heathrow airport is ultimately indefensible on environmental groundsThe decision to go ahead with the third runway at Heathrow was taken two years ago; Chris Grayling’s confirmation yesterday marked the...
- Qantas uses mustard seeds in first ever biofuel flight between Australia and US Tue, 30 Jan 18, 4:34pmBlended fuel powers 15-hour Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 flight between LA and Melbourne, reducing carbon emissions by 7%
- Electric passenger jet revolution looms as E-Fan X project takes off Thu, 28 Dec 17, 6:00pmBattery-powered air taxis and bigger hybrid planes poised to change aviation
- New airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners Fri, 13 Oct 17, 4:17amPlan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce ‘vast’ amount of necessary crops
- Outsourcing IT poses risks in Britain and in India | Letters Wed, 31 May 17, 4:31amSue Roaf says excessive electricity use is causing power cuts in India, Nigel Boddy worries that we’re overreliant on modern technology, and Richard Gilyead wonders whether there will be resignations at British AirwaysBritish...
- The ridiculous story of airline food and why so much ends up in landfill Sat, 1 Apr 17, 6:00pmAirlines generated 5.2m tonnes of waste in 2016, most of which went to landfill or incineration – and it cost them £400m
- Australian biofuels could transform airline industry and create jobs Thu, 21 Apr 16, 1:03pmVirgin Australia and Air New Zealand looking for new partners to source biofuel, amounting to about 5% of total use
- Airbus cries foul over first electric cross-Channel flight by Frenchman Fri, 10 Jul 15, 8:34pmHugues Duval flies one-seater electric plane from Calais to UK and back hours before Didier Esteyne’s journey in Airbus E-Fan aircraft
- We can make a greener, more liveable London and expand Heathrow Thu, 9 Jul 15, 5:00pmLondon can still become a world-leading green city with a third runway at Heathrow as long as it backs solar roofs, electric cars and a bigger congestion zone
- EPA announces plans to limit airplane emissions Thu, 11 Jun 15, 8:36amAlthough the cost of airfare has declined dramatically since the late 1970s, an invisible cost of flying is rising as more travelers take to the skies...
- The plummeting oil price: a guide to the global shockwaves Wed, 14 Jan 15, 6:27amOil touches every aspect of our lives and its price is crashing. Here are just some of the mixed blessings that may flow – from cheaper holidays and safer sex to busier roads and more terrorism
- Radar row at Middlesbrough FC threatens football wind farm plan Mon, 24 Nov 14, 3:28amPlan to build a a 136m wind turbine at Riverside Stadium held up by dispute over possible interference with aircraft at Durham Tees Valley airportA row over aircraft safety near Middlesbrough’s home ground is blocking a...
- Aviation innovation: Solar powered aeroplanes and silicone wings Tue, 1 Jul 14, 10:28pmWing flaps modelled on birds and a 100% solar-powered plane, technology to tackle the industry's high emissionsWhen birds land, their wings adjust to the airstreams, allowing them to spend as little energy as possible...