Aviation is responsible for an estimated 2 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions. The industry’s rapid growth is doing nothing to decrease that figure, but airlines are nonetheless working to scale back their emissions. One tactic that’s been gaining traction: biofuels. In June, KLM announced that it would begin operating more than 200 flights using biofuel [...]
As popular as the iPad has become with travelers, it seems it may be more popular with airlines. United Airlines has announced that it will be giving pilots iPads as part of an initiative to create paperless cockpits. According to CNet News, the iPads will be kitted out with the Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck app, which offers [...]
A partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration is costing the government about $30 million a day — and instead of passing along savings to the customer, many airline companies are pocketing the difference for themselves. Last Friday, portions of the FAA shut down for the first time in history after Congress failed to pass [...]
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