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Scientists Forecast a Big Increase of Clear-Air Turbulence That Could Lead to Bumpier Flights

Global warming is making high-altitude winds more volatile. Scientists say there are ways to help prevent serious incidents.

By Bob Berwyn

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Struggling to Take Off Amid Greenwashing Claims

By Kiley Price

An Airbus A350-1000 aircraft is seen inside a hangar at Sydney international airport on May 2, 2022, after the Australian airline Qantas announced it will launch the world's first non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London and New York by the end of 2025. Credit: Wendell Teodoro /AFP via Getty Images

Qantas Says Synthetic Fuel Could Power Long Flights by Mid-2030s

By James Fernyhough, The Financial Times

Draft Airline Emission Rules are the Latest Trump Administration Effort to Change its Climate Record

By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle

Crushed by Covid-19, Airlines Lobby for a Break on Emissions Offsets

By Kristoffer Tigue

Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process

By Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, James Bruggers, Kristoffer Tigue

Planes waiting to take off at JFK Airport.

Senate Confronts EU over Aviation Emissions

By Jason Plautz

Qantas plane landing at airport

Qantas on Brink of £200m Biojet Fuel Joint Venture

Tim Webb, Guardian

Airlines Could Be Flying on Biofuel Within 5 Years

By Dave Levitan

HOV Lanes in the Sky: Routing Airlines Toward Fuel Efficiency

By Guest Writers

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