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United Continental's Jimmy Samartzis Seeks A Future With Biofuel

In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue, we speak with Jimmy Samartzis, managing director of environmental affairs and sustainability at United Continental about testing biofuels and partnering with biofuel producers.READ»

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United Continental Pursues Sustainable Aviation With Biofuels

Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels.READ»

Virgin Atlantic Squeezing Jet Fuel Out Of Industrial Waste

Even though airlines are just starting to adopt traditional biofuels, Virgin is already ditching them for a new fuel made from the leftovers of steel manufacturing.READ»

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Should Airplanes Look Like Birds?

New research shows that by building planes to resemble birds, we could create aircraft that are more stable and use less fuel.READ»

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How Honeywell Is Redesigning the Skies for Quicker, Greener, Less Painful Flying

Bob Smith, Honeywell's CTO, talks with FastCompany.com about the technology that will soon control the skies overhead.READ»

Military Teaches Warthog to Guzzle Biofuel

Check this out for a brain-twisting juxtaposition: The U.S. military has successfully tested out a biofuel system for a "Warthog" A10 Thunderbolt II, one of the most feared combat aircraft in the World. Which is now fluffily ...READ»

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Inside the Next-Gen GPS-based Airplane Landing System

Inside the GPS-based landing system that's finally replacing the radar-based one that's been in use since the 1930s.READ»

Why the Concorde Still Matters, 40 Years Later

The supersonic icon would have turned 40 today. What made it aviation's favorite flier?READ»

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Airship Surveillance - continues at high pace

Courtesy of www.airshipworld.blogspot.com Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Airship Surveillance - continues at high pace PUBLICLY TRADED AS WNRC   © Airship Surveillance It's been just over a month since our last ...READ»