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Air cargo sector plays bigger role in CO2 emission reductions
Airlines are pushing governments and energy producers for more sustainable fuels. And the cargo sector is helping create more market demand for them.
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FreightWaves Classics: Aerodrome No. 5 made history in 1896
FreightWaves Classics profiles Samuel Langley, who contributed to aviation (among other things).
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FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: First nonstop transcontinental flight across the US was 99 years ago
FreightWaves Classics profiles the effort behind the first transcontinental flight in the U.S.
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How are aircraft saving jet fuel with gradual descents?
Passengers get a smoother journey, airlines save money, and air pollution is reduced with new aircraft descent procedures at large U.S. airports.
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Here comes the Airbus A320 converted freighter
The A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft is only a year old. Now its sister, the A320, is transitioning to an all-cargo configuration too.
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Daily Infographic: US Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Aviation Climate Action Plan to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Check out the key initiatives in the plan here!
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FreightWaves founder acquires Flying, the world’s most read aviation publication
Craig Fuller, the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, acquired Flying, the world’s most widely read aviation publication from Bonnier Corporation. The American enthusiast publisher has…
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United Airlines to reintroduce China service in July
United Airlines and Delta are dipping their toes back into the China market. But with COVID-19 and political tensions rising it won’t be a surprise…
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DOT using Postal Service to step up face mask distribution
15.6 million masks from FEMA going out to trucking, maritime, rail sectors.
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FAA bans US airlines from flying over Iraq, Iran
The ban follows an Iranian missile attack on U.S. military assests in Iraq.
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