BBCNEWS Verified July 2, 2024
york shortly. more on those stories in a moment. let's get more business news. good afternoon. we start in the uk where the first transatlantic flight by a passenger plane powered solely by so—called, "sustainable aviation fuel", has taken off. the virgin atlantic flight from london to new york — currently somewhere over the atlantic ocean — is part funded by the uk government. it's running on fuel made from a mixture of sources — including crops, household waste and cooking oils. it has a significantly lower emissions lifecycle than traditionaljet fuel and is being billed by...