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Boeing signs green fuel deal

TDN 02 Jun 2023

SAN DIEGO — As the aviation industry seeks to cut its carbon footprint, Boeing has just signed a deal to help its quest for a sustainable jet fuel, and it's tied to an unlikely source ... President Joe Biden's administration wants all kerosene-based jet fuel to be replaced with sustainable fuel by 2050.

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Boeing signs alternative fuel deal with Los Angeles startup to cut carbon footprint

Wtop 02 Jun 2023

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the aviation industry seeks to cut its carbon footprint, Boeing has just signed a deal to help its quest for a sustainable jet fuel, and it’s tied to an unlikely source ... President Joe Biden’s administration wants all kerosene-based jet fuel to be replaced with sustainable fuel by 2050.

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Boeing signs alternative fuel deal with startup to cut carbon footprint

The Post and Courier 02 Jun 2023

has just signed a deal to help its quest for a sustainable jet fuel, and it's tied to an unlikely source ... To help keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world's largest association of airlines, the International Air Transport Association, has set a goal for the air transport industry to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Soviet Icarus: The Supersonic Airliner Crash That Shook The World

Beijing News 01 Jun 2023

At 3.39 that afternoon a Soviet Tu-144 supersonic passenger jet nose-dived above the children and then broke apart ... Along with 11-year-old Martine, seven other people in the town were killed in the fiery crash and all eight crew aboard the Soviet jet also died ... A wooden model of America's version of a supersonic transport jet, photographed in 1970.

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This Dubai hotel is offering $14,000-an-hour parties in sky

Hindustan Times 01 Jun 2023

This isn’t the stuffy corporate jet seen on Succession, where people whisper about contingency plans and offer talking points ... Meanwhile, hotels such as Aman and Four Seasons have offered private-jet trips, but they are excursions of a few weeks at a time, rather than simply a mode of transportation, with logistics arranged by third-party operators.

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Boeing signs alternative fuel deal with L.A. startup to cut its carbon footprint

Market Watch 01 Jun 2023

SAN DIEGO — As the aviation industry seeks to cut its carbon footprint, Boeing has just signed a deal to help its quest for a sustainable jet fuel, and it’s tied to an unlikely source ... President Joe Biden’s administration wants all kerosene-based jet fuel to be replaced with sustainable fuel by 2050.

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Meet the Russian oligarchs (and their wives) making a mockery of Western sanctions despite Putin's ...

The Daily Mail 01 Jun 2023

By trawling through Press reports that identified dozens of oligarch-owned jets shortly after the war began, Symington — who runs an investigative newsletter devoted to their activities — has matched up the manufacturer names, models and serial numbers of those aircraft with entries on the Russian air transport agency’s website.

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UPSC Key- May 31, 2023: Know about Wrestlers Protest, CORSIA, Renaissance, Judicial Custody and Police Custody

Indian Express 31 May 2023

\u2022 \u201cAir transport, globally, accounts for just about 2 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, and less than two per cent of greenhouse gas emissions\u201d-Comment \u2022 \u201cPrivate jets, usually far more inefficient than large commercial airliners, ...

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Air National Guard expects staffing deficit of up to 4,000 this year, general says

Stars and Stripes 30 May 2023

Lt. Gen. Michael Loh pointed to a difficult recruiting landscape that has plagued the entire U.S ... Gen ... He talked about potential issues with some aircraft — such as A-10 attack aircraft, some F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, C-130s transport planes and KC-135 refueling tankers — and how they will be retired and replaced by other planes ... .

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France bans short-haul domestic flights: Can curbs on airplane emissions help fight climate change

Indian Express 30 May 2023

Crackdown on private jets But there is a growing demand for a wider crackdown on private aviation ... In a recent report, a clean transport campaign group in Europe called Transport and Environment estimated that private jets were 5 to 14 times more polluting, per passenger, than commercial planes, and 50 times more polluting than trains.

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Eni and RINA Sign Up to Pursue Biofuel and Electrofuel Initiatives

The Maritime Executive 30 May 2023

The firm currently supplies HVO-based diesel for heavy transport and bio-jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel) for aircraft ... It is replicating its results in Kenya across other African countries and further abroad. "Cooperation between companies is the way forward towards the common goal of decarbonizing industry and transport ... ....

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New jets for official travel won't have a private cabin for the PM

CBC 30 May 2023

Prime ministerial travel is going to become slightly less exclusive after two new jets join the Royal Canadian Air Force transport fleet this summer ... .

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Why frustrated pet owners are turning to private aviation

TravelDailyNews 29 May 2023

It seems like adding insult to considerable injury to learn that, even with their unpleasant and often deadly conditions, the costs for transporting these furry family members have come through the roof in recent years. Do not fret; there is more than one private jet charter ...

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Helping robots handle fluids

Technology Org 29 May 2023

Researchers create a new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping them more effortlessly assist with daily tasks ... Inst ... Examples included separating liquids, guiding floating objects, transporting items with water jets, mixing liquids, creating latte art, shaping ice cream, and controlling air circulation ... ....

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Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

News & Record 28 May 2023

at their highest in four decades, citizens across the nation are urging lawmakers to break from transportation spending focused on car culture. From Salt Lake City to Charlotte, North Carolina, frustrated residents are pushing for increased funding for public transportation and improvements that make it safer to travel by bike or on foot.