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A simple way to make flying less bad for the environment: just fly the planes at different altitudes →

February 24, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Thereโ€™s just a narrow band of altitude that creates most of the contrails, the white residue left behind by planes that contributes to global warming. FAST COMPANY

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February 24, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
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Giant jet engines aim to make our flying greener →

January 22, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

"It's on another scale from anything I've seen before," says Lorna Carter who recently started working at a new Rolls-Royce research and development facility near Bristol. BBC NEWS

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January 22, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
sustainable flying, jet engines, rolls-royce
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This all-electric airplane is flying the first commercial test flight of its kind →

December 13, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Itโ€™s a six-seater with no other fuel on board, the latest attempt to move some flights off of fossil fuels. FAST COMPANY

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December 13, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
electric airplane, sustainable flying
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