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Transparency: The Most Fuel Efficient Airlines
While some airlines have done experiments in running planes on biofuels, air travel normally requires an enormous output of carbon-emitting jet...
Environment
Would You Pay $57 More to Fly to London?
Ticket prices to Europe could rise if the European Union gets its way and starts charging American airlines for their flights' carbon emissions.
News
Airplanes, Ash, and Their Contributions to the Atmosphere
This is the corrected version of a very interesting Information Is Beautiful chart that depicts how much carbon dioxide, in tons, is produced by...
Environment
xAirport Flight Simulator Restores the Wetlands (and the Wonder of Flying)
Natalie Jeremijenko says the way to protect the wetlands is to build more. Her xAirport builds "wetlanding" strips and reimagines how we fly.
Technology
Watch and Learn: Boeing Builds an Airplane
To satisfy your inner how-do-they-do-that junkie, take a look at this time-lapse video (after the jump) of Boeing building a plane for...
Environment
Do Airplane Contrails Heat or Cool the Planet?
We're not entirely sure, it turns out. For a long time now, climatologists have believed that the contrails–those white vapor trails left by...
Lifestyle
What Do You Love: The Pilot
What do you love? Pilot George Velazquez on the things that make life worth living.
