Dubendorf Air Base (Switzerland): History is being created inside a hangar here that will radically change the way an aircraft flies. The prototype of an aircraft, to be propelled entirely by solar power even at night, has already been successfully tested for a

The proposal for construction of a greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh, a part of the Prime Minister

After Debut, Solar Plane Set For Round-The-World Trip

Geneva: The prototype of Solar Impulse, a pioneering Swiss bid to fly around the world on solar power, briefly took off for the first time on Thursday but under battery power, the organisers said.

The world's airlines have agreed to new fuel efficiency and carbon emission targets which go much further than the levels required through regulation, an industry group said on Saturday.

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FOR the aviation industry, its fate inextricably linked to the price of oil, fuel conservation is more than environmentally sound

NEW DELHI: Striving to become a 'green airline', Air India today said it has made savings of over Rs 46 crore in six months till this February by implementing several measures to enhance fuel efficiency.

Airport expansion: A German court rejected an emergency appeal to stop construction work on a new runway and terminal at Frankfurt Airport, close to Kelsterbach Forest. Environmentalists and 13 towns had sued the state of Hesse to halt the expansion project for reasons ranging from nighttime noise to threat to wildlife. The US $5.18 million (

A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower aircraft emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said.

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State-owned oil marketing companies today cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 16 per cent, while the government abolished the 5 per cent Customs duty on the fuel. This will help the airlines cut their fuel bill by another 3-4 per cent.