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Boeing Co has unveiled plans to deliver commercial aircraft capable of using 100% biofuel by 2030. Using existing technologies under current regulations, it can only use biofuel blends of up to 50%, EURACTIV’s media partner, edie.net, reports. Boeing is striving to halve emissions by 2050 and sees biofuels playing a key role in meeting the target In a statement released late last week, the US-based plane manufacturer said that changes will need to happen across the fields of jet system engine...

UK: Protium secures funding through the Future Flight Challenge 25 Jan 2021 Protium has partnered with Blue Bear Systems and ZeroAvia to deliver a major new project. Grant will enable the consortium to complete the feasibility and design works for future deployment of passenger planes powered entirely from green hydrogen. The hydrogen will be produced entirely from renewable resources and will provide a pathway to zero emission airport operations. Protium Green Solutions, the UK-based green hyd...

Posted 22 January 2021 16:30 AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, is to lead a consortium that will develop and trial what will be the UK’s first national distribution network to use drones to transport essential medicines, blood, organs and other medical supplies throughout Scotland.   The AGS led consortium, which brings together 14 organisations including the University of Strathclyde, and leading air traffic control provider NATS, successfull...

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL)’s Sustainable Aviation Test Environment project (SATE) will involve testing of different types of low-carbon

20 January 2021 Blue Bear Systems announces the launch of its Autonomous Intelligent Robotic DRones for Unmanned Integrated Delivery System (AIR DRUIDS) medical delivery programme. This exciting programme has been enabled by funding through the government’s Future Flight initiative. The Air Druids programme will build on Blue Bears existing proven swarming drone control system. Initially, the control technology will be tailored to medical logistics delivery of critical items such as blood sa...

LONDON, UK. and GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – January 20, 2021 – ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace management, today announced its participation in the CAELUS project, a consortium led by AGS Airports that will develop and trial the UK’s first national distribution network using drones to transport essential medicines, blood, organs, and other medical supplies throughout Scotland. The AGS led consortium, which brings together 13 organisations, successfully secured £1.5 million fro...

Sydneys coronavirus outbreak: What to do if new border closures affect your airline plans Sydneys growing COVID cluster is threatening the open status of a number of state borders, prompting many to wonder what their options are if holiday flights are cancelled. Western Australia has ordered a mandatory two-week quarantine order for anybody who arrives in the state from NSW, effective from midnight last night. Airline passengers wait in line to check in at Sydneys Kingsford Smith domestic airpo...