An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquids - GTL) in the first stage of a test flight programme to evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market.
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Video: Airbus Completes 1st Alternative Fuel Test Flight
(via video.energypolicytv.com)
Submitted by EPTV on Tue, 2008-02-05 17:30. | Tags: transportation | airbus | aircraft | airlines | airplane | alternative fuel | environment | flight | fuel | gtl | natural as | video

Billionaire Roman Abramovich buys SuperJumbo Airbus A380
(via www.globerambler.com)
After making his fortune from oil, one of the main sources for pollution around the globe, the Russian billionaire might just be the most polluting man on the planet. A380 can empty the tank of 81,890 gallons in one flight.
Submitted by icarus on Thu, 2007-09-06 00:20. | Tags: transportation | A380 | Abramovich | airbus | billionaire | buy | Roman | superjumbo

Blue Skies Turn Green
(via www.urbancoreintlblog.com)
Most of us have been on at least one flight in our lives, boarding a massive jumbo jet that burns thousands of gallons of fuel to soar through the sky. What you might not know, is how quickly those jets, the companies who build them, and the companies who fly them, are changing industry standards to become more and more sustainable.
Submitted by The Letter Green on Tue, 2007-08-14 00:42. | Tags: business | transportation | travel | air travel | airbus | alternative transportation | american airlines | boeing | carbon credits | easyjet
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