Comment: Contrails from aeroplanes warm the planet – here’s how new low-soot fuels can help
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, atmospheric science professor David Simon Lee discusses how, and which, alternative fuels can help reduce CO2 emissions in aviation. While aviation accounts for 2.4 per cent of all emissions from fossil fuel use globally, two-thirds of the sector’s warming effect depends on something other than its CO₂ emissions. And
Air Canada announced expanded cargo network utilising converted B767-300ERs P2Fs
Air Canada announced the initially planned routes for its upcoming Boeing 767-300ER converted freighters, as the airline nears the end of its process to fully convert several of its Boeing 767 passenger jets into dedicated freighters in order to fully participate in global cargo commercial opportunities. When the first converted 767 freighters enter service in
The Lockheed Martin-built fighter jet has landed on the HMS Prince of Wales as part of the Royal Navy’s acceptance training. The Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has hosted a Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning as part of Sea Acceptance Trials conducted off the south coast of England — marking the first time
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has welcomed the delivery of its first Airbus А320neo into its fleet, becoming the first operator of the aircraft type in Russia. The aircraft, registration VP-BPQ, is leased by Aeroflot from Ireland-based CDB Aviation. The Airbus A320neo has a range of 6,300 kilometres and is able to carry from 150 to
European planemaker Airbus has hit another significant milestone in the construction of the very first A321XLR, and has confirmed that the structural assembly of the jet’s centre and real fuselage parts has now begun in Germany. The Airbus A321XLR is set to the longest-range single-aisle jet, thanks to its increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) capacity,
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group had embarked on its maiden operational deployment, boasting 3,700 personnel and dozens of military aircraft. The UK’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is leading six Royal Navy vessels, a Royal Navy submarine, a US Navy destroyer and a Dutch frigate on a seven-month deployment through the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean,
