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The latest environmental news and green issues affecting Air travel and the Aviation industry, from aircraft emissions and technology to new aeroplane fuels and aviation regulations.
A radiation surge from a massive solar storm is heading towards Earth at four million miles per hour as American scientists warn of the potential risk of disruption.
Plans by the Government to hold a formal consultation on a new airport in the Thames Estuary have been condemned by environmental groups, who have said they will completely discredit the Coalition’s claims of being the "greenest Government ever".
A new generation of biofuels could meet almost half of Britain’s renewable transport needs, but without them the UK will miss its 2020 target, a new Government-commissioned report warns.
Virgin Atlantic airline has announced the development of a world-first low carbon aviation fuel with just half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative.
Thomson Airways' test biofuels flight has been blasted as a "hollow PR stunt" that paves the way for rainforest destruction, campaign group Friends of the Earth warned today after the company launched the first UK commercial flight run on biofuels.
US airlines are wrong to think that they can force the European Union to back down from plans to make carriers pay for emitting carbon, environmental organisations and the EU warned on Tuesday.
The first delivery of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which promises to cut fuel consumption by 20 per cent, will take place this week, three years behind schedule.
The Government has been slammed by Friends of the Earth for delaying a decision on curbing future UK aviation emissions.
Lufthansa has become the first airline in the world to use biofuel in scheduled flights.
In response to attempts by the US airline industry to prove the illegality of its inclusion in emissions trading scheme (ETS) aviation regulations, five leading EU and US nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are pushing back and asking European politicians to hold their ground.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has warned the economy could suffer if urgent action is not taken to protect the UK’s roads and other infrastructure against the increased risks of floods and droughts caused by climate change.
The Government today said airlines must do more to reduce their environmental impact, as it sought views on a new aviation policy.
A coalition of airlines, airports, air traffic management and manufacturers has set out the progress UK aviation industry has made on its green goals over the last two years.
Due to the recession, 47 per cent of companies have made the conscious decision to cut back on travel, according to a report by the WWF.
A fuel that uses nanotechnology to safely store hydrogen in tiny microbeads has been crowned national winner of the Shell Springboard Awards.