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Analysing the push for sustainable jet fuel
Business, Published on 03/05/2023
» Biodiesel, a mix of diesel and palm oil-derived methyl ester used by cars with internal combustion engines, as well as used cooking oil that previously was deemed useless are now vying to change the aviation industry. The two oils can be processed to make sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, a biofuel for aircraft.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
Police drag United Airlines passenger from overbooked US flight
Published on 11/04/2017
» CHICAGO - A doctor trying to return home to his patients was dragged by his hands from an overbooked United Airlines flight by gun-carrying Chicago police, according to social media, embroiling the carrier its second public relations nightmare in less than a month.
Growing AirAsia paints sky red
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/08/2015
» Jakarta: Up to 1 billion passengers could have boarded AirAsia flights by 2025 as the group that pioneered budget air travel in Asia hopes to join the world's top airlines.
A350 begins first commercial flight
Published on 15/01/2015
» DOHA — The world's newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar.
US astronaut Neil Armstrong dead at 82
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/08/2012
» The first man to set foot on the moon, renowned US astronaut Neil Armstrong, has died, his family announced, prompting glowing tributes to his achievements and notably humble character.