Airplanes
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Environment
Environment Antarctica
Milestone Achievement: Cargo Plane Makes a Round-Trip to the South Pole
A cargo airplane landed safely in Antarctica from South Africa, dropping off 45 researchers and 12,000 kilos of gear, then returned to Cape Town on a single tank of gas, making it a sustainable method of reaching the vulnerable continent.
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Environment
Environment France
More Taxes on Flights for a Train-Friendly Future
France is looking to close the gap between train tickets and airplane tickets by further taxing the aviation industry to invest in the national railway network, curbing the heavily polluting sector in favor of an environmentally-friendlier industry.
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Heroes
Heroes Belgium
World Record: Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the Globe
Zara Rutherford just became the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe: the 19-year-old flew in an ultra-light aircraft - with only two seats and no flying instruments - and overcame many challenges along the way, including thunderstorms, wildfire smoke, and even visa-related issues.
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Technology
Technology United Kingdom
A Zero Carbon Emission Plane Is in the Works
A hydrogen-powered and zero-carbon-emission aircraft is being developed by a team of engineers affiliated with the Aerospace Technology Institute, United Kingdom, thus reducing the impact international travel has on global warming.
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Technology
Technology USA
The Future of Aviation: Plant-Based Fuel
The first aircraft in history to use plant-based fuel on a flight filled with passengers has just been successfully flown in the United States: the historic flight took off at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and landed at Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.
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Environment
Environment France
The Same Oil We Use in Our Food Can Now Fuel up an Airplane!
As part of the global efforts to make air transport more environmentally friendly, Air France debuted its first ever long-haul flight to run on a mixture of kerosene and edible oil, flying from Paris, France, to Montreal, Canada.