Denmark introduces green taxes for aviation sustainability
Denmark recently revealed a bold plan to implement a green tax on air travel beginning in 2025. According to Thomas Danielsen, the country's transportation minister, this taxing proposal intends to reduce the aviation industry's environmental impact and support a transition to eco-friendly methods. Read More...
5 things to avoid for a stress-free flight: tips from Delta's Chief Health Officer
The holiday season rush begins in October in the world of air travel. As passengers prepare to take to the skies, health remains a key focus. Dr. Henry Ting, MD, MBA, who took over as Delta Air Lines' Chief Health Officer in 2021, is leading the push in this area. Dr. Ting's responsibilities have Read More...
Canada’s largest airline purchases electric aircraft
Conventional fuel for transport (air travel, in particular) is one of the most significant contributors to CO2, making the electrification of travel high on the list of priorities in terms of fighting climate change. Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, demonstrated its commitment to this goal Read More...
Sustainable aircraft design helps to reduce fuel consumption by 70%
The moniker “frequent flyer” used to evoke a certain sense of luxury and adventure, but these days as humanity strives for sustainability, the label provokes unfavorable thoughts of fossil fuels and carbon emissions. Pressured by the escalating climate crisis, the commercial airline industry Read More...
Video: Watch the world’s largest electric plane fly for the first time
On the 28th of May, we published a story announcing that the world’s largest all-electric aircraft got the green light to take to the skies for the first time. Today we’re here to tell you that the plane, a retrofitted Cessna Grand Caravan 208, succeeded in its first flight, exploring the Read More...
Her0 Zero airplane concept offers a projection into the eco-future of aircrafts
Air travel accounts for 2.5 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions so the pressure is huge on airline companies to come up with more sustainable aircraft in order to reduce the industry’s environmental impact. Enter the Her0 Zero, a futuristic airplane that could be key to achieving zero-carbon Read More...
JetBlue to become first US airline to make its domestic flights carbon neutral
With the climate crisis worsening and millions of flights pumping out a staggering amount of CO2 into the atmosphere each year, airlines have been under increasing pressure to take stronger action against the industry’s heavy environmental footprint. To answer the concerns of eco-conscious Read More...
LiFi in the sky: the future of connectivity
If you have been impressed by the recent addition of WiFi on commercial airlines, you will be even more amazed by LiFi: in-flight wireless signal transmitted not by electromagnetic waves, but light. More specifically, this signal, transmitted via LED lights, features a safer connection and less Read More...