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Climate Activists Vandalize A Private Jet In Stockholm

The incident occurred during a weekend of climate protests across Europe.

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Turbulence Ahead: El Niño Could Make For Bumpy Flying In Some Regions

Buckle up! In some parts of the world, winter flights may be more likely to experience clear air turbulence.

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Pilots operate flights at all hours - often late nights and early mornings.
Will Rising Temperatures Impact Aircraft Takeoffs?

With less lift in higher temperatures, take-off runs could be longer, or payload restricted.

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Oshkosh Wittman airport Wisconsin USA - 07 28 2022: Boeing 777-200 ecoDemonstrator during take off for its display, flying with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at air venture 2022 airshow in Oshkosh
Boeing Publicly Launches Its "Cascade" Tool To Accomplish Net Zero Goal

Boeing's Cascade Climate Impact Model becomes public facing.

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How Fog Affects Aircraft & Airport Operations

A brief guide to this meteorological phenomenon.

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Boom Supersonic Participates In Carbon Removal Tech Program

Boom has committed to removing more CO2 from the atmosphere through a new AMC established by the owners of Google and Meta.

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Police Chase: Climate Activists Block Amsterdam Schiphol’s Private Jet Runway

Hundreds of arrests were made after demonstrators targeted private jets.

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Etihad To Fly Delegates To COP27 With Net Zero Emissions

The airline has partnered with World Energy to power its 'Greenliner' flight from Washington Dulles with SAF through a book-and-claim mechanism.

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$1.45 Trillion Investment Needed To Scale SAF By 2050

The Global President of Shell Aviation likens it to a prisoner's dilemma.

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Why Corporate Climate Targets Will Help Reduce CO2 From Aviation

Let's take a look at the intersection of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and why the industry needs to align across 'core values'

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CO2 Connect: Inside IATA's Carbon Emission Calculations Tool

You too can calculate your CO2 emissions from flying. Here's how.

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