By: Maycol Vargas, Source: Rolls-Royce The test site, which is called Testbed 80, was designed to carry out tests on the most efficient aeronautical engines of today, as well as even more sustainable propulsion systems in the future. Rolls-Royce, which is the world’s second-largest aero engine manufacturer, officially inaugurated the Testbed 80, the world’s largest…
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Airbus Promising Future By: Maycol Vargas Amsterdam, 23 May, 2021 – Airbus, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, began the assembling of the first A321XLR, shortly after the delivery of crucial Rear Center Tank earlier this month. The assembly of the long-range, narrow-body aircraft is being carried out in a dedicated hangar at the Airbus plant in…
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Brazil x Holland Part I source: SKY/NRG/ coalition Sustainable Flying Amsterdam, 22 May 2021– You may soon be flying on used cooking oil from the snack bar to Gran Canaria. In Delfzijl, the Dutch company SkyNRG is building a factory that can convert waste vegetable fats and oils into a mixture of hydrocarbons that resembles…
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Target: reduction emissions Model for Brazil Air Canada: Pride in the Skies by Mycol Vargas Amsterdam, 19 May, 2021– The partnership between Air Canada and Edmonton Airport work towards and a green and sustainable aviation sector by reducing carbon emissions. The recently signed sustainability partnership agreement focuses on reducing the impact of carbon emissions on…
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Destination Portugal By Maycol Vargas Amsterdam, May 16, 2021 – Headquartered at London Luton Airport (LTN), easyJet announced last Thursday [ May 13th ] that 105,000 extra seats were added on flights between the UK and Portugal. The release of this statement places easyJet, which provides low-cost transportation, as the airline that offers the largest…
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Responsibilities for a New World Part III Amsterdam, May 13th 2021–Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)—including biofuels—are made from a variety of raw materials including waste fats and oils, vegetable oils, wood chips or even household waste But, as things stand, first-generation biofuels lack the sustainability that would make them a true game-changer. They remain expensive—two to…
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First Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft delivery. Amsterdam May 11th 2021– JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it has taken delivery of the airline’s first Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft, with tail N4022J arriving at JetBlue’s home at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 5 this afternoon. This A321LR was assembled at the…
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BA and ZeroAvia Amsterdam, May 15th 2021– British Airways’ owner AIG recently became the first European airline Group to commit to powering 10 percent of all of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The group will purchase one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes…
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Responsibilities Part II Amsterdam, May 13th 2021– The year before last year, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, who else [?] unveiled a blended-wing design, the so-called “Flying-V”—that effectively places passengers inside the wings. KLM said that the lighter, more aerodynamic design should consume 20% less fuel than an Airbus A350 while maintaining the same cargo and…
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Sky Warden™ ISR Strike Aircraft MELBOURNE, Fla. and Amsterdam, May 11th 2021–L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and Air Tractor have teamed to produce the AT-802U Sky Warden™, an affordable, production-ready aircraft designed for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions in extreme combat environments. Sky Warden is based on the rugged and capable Air Tractor…
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