Future Airports Will Launch Bird-Like Planes With A Slingshot

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Airbus reveals its predictions for green airports, and smart planes, of the future. Read more →

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Vintage Plane Parts Take Flight As Retro Furniture

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Thanks to Motoart's creative genius, old plane elements that were once rusted and unloved shine with the glory of their in-service days. Read more →

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Boeing, Airbus, Embraer Join Forces On Biofuels

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The world's three biggest makers of passenger planes put aside rivalries and agree to work together on bringing green fuels to commercial air travel. Read more →

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Regenerative Brakes To Power Airplane Taxiing?

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A team of U.K. engineers envisions a much quieter, less polluted runway, with planes using energy recovered from their landing gear brakes to power taxiing. Read more →

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Lufthansa Does The Biofuel Dance

Lufthansa Biofuel Plane

Lufthansa concludes their six month biofuel study with a transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Washington, finding success but also a few obstacles. Read more →

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Tall Wind Turbines, Low Aircraft Don’t Mix

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A radar-system company is marketing a product that patrols the skies around wind farms, warning low-flying planes of danger ahead. Read more →

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Biofuel Flight From England Draws Flak

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Thomson Airways flies the first biofuel-powered flight from the United Kingdom, and Friends of the Earth and other environmental groups are not happy. Read more →

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Green Flight Challenge Gets Google Backing

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NASA's $1.65 million prize and Google's sponsorship of electric airline motor charging stations support the CAFE Green Flight Challenge. Read more →

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Biofuel Takes Finnair Flight To New Record

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Finnair carries passengers from Helskini to Amsterdam, beating an earlier KLM Amsterdam-Paris trip to become the longest biofuel-powered commercial flight. Read more →

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New Hybrid Car Is Also An Airplane

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A new prototype called the Bipod is both a car and an airplane that is partially powered by a lithium-ion battery, and can reach a speed of 200 mph. Read more →

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