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Want a climate-friendly flight? It's going to take a while and cost you more

When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it's going to take a while for the strategy to take off.

Jun 24, 2023

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European aviation sector fears CO2 rules could clip its wings

European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc's emissions-reduction rules to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Apr 2, 2023

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Net-zero-emissions flying is possible by 2050 with new technologies and habits, scientists say

With its high-carbon footprint, air travel challenges the goal set by many countries of stabilizing global mean temperature by the middle of the 21st century. The aviation sector could achieve net-zero carbon emissions by ...

Feb 7, 2023

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Why has US commercial airline travel become so safe? Teamwork has a lot do with it

Why has commercial airline travel become so safe in the United States?

Jan 23, 2023

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Brazil's Embraer announces 3rd quarter loss

Brazilian plane-maker Embraer announced on Monday a third quarter loss of 160.4 million reais ($30.2 million) due to falling revenue in its defense and security sectors.

Nov 14, 2022

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Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050

UN aviation agency members reached an agreement Friday to try to achieve by 2050 net-zero carbon emissions in air travel—often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.

Oct 7, 2022

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Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% sustainable aviation fuel

An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions.

Sep 23, 2022

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Lufthansa strike causes travel turmoil in Germany

Lufthansa passengers faced massive travel disruption Wednesday as a strike led the German airline group to cancel almost all its flights from its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.

Jul 27, 2022

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Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions

Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as more people travel in coming years—and that has the aviation industry facing the prospect of tighter environmental ...

Jul 19, 2022

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Air traffic control funding model ravaged by pandemic as industry struggles to recover

Commercial aviation is critical to the global economy. In 2019, it supported more than 65 million jobs and had a global economic impact of US$2.7 trillion. The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any crisis, both in terms of ...

Jul 1, 2022

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