Ukraine
Ready for Liftoff: A New Partnership Transports Supplies to Ukraine in a Fraction of the Time
A year and a half after the Russian invasion in February 2022, some 17 million people in Ukraine are still in need of assistance and nearly 8 million refugees, mostly women and children, have been driven to neighboring countries. With such astounding numbers, it can be easy to become discouraged about the situation. Fortunately, there are groups out there still working hard to help.
Future of Flight
This Idea Is Fly: The Story Of The First Passenger Flight Using Only Sustainable Aviation Fuel In One Engine
Some big ideas begin their life as a sketch on a napkin. You might say that a recent commercial flight that could help the aviation industry reduce its carbon footprint had only a slightly less humble beginning: It popped into existence as a PowerPoint slide during a video call.
Future of Flight
United Flies World’s First Passenger Flight On 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supplying One Of Its Engines
From the outside, there’s nothing unusual about the Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet operated by United Airlines that flew from Chicago’s O’Hare to Washington’s Reagan National Airport with 115 people on board yesterday. But the plane made history. It was the first commercial flight with passengers on board to use 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for one of the aircraft’s two engines.
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Are You Ready For The 18-Hour Flight?
United Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Fly New, Longer Dreamliner
The Dreamliner is growing up. A new, longer version of the plane powered by a pair of GEnx jet engines recently landed an FAA certification. In September, Boeing delivered the bigger jet to United Airlines, the first carrier to operate the plane in North America.
Starting next month, United will be flying the aircraft, which can carry 252 passengers, six times per week between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.