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Heathrow warns UK risks slipping behind in development of greener aviation fuel

Heathrow aims to triple usage of greener aviation fuel at the airport this year, but warned the UK risks falling behind other nations in developing production facilities. Chief executive John Holland-Kaye told the PA news agency that the west London ...

21 Feb 2023 at 23:01

Cost of removing carbon from air travel expected to hit passenger demand

Airline passenger numbers will be hit by the cost of decarbonising flights, the UK’s aviation industry has admitted. Paying for measures such as making sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) widespread will put some people off travelling, according to a ...

17 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Minister says flights decarbonisation is ‘existential issue’ for holiday firms

Decarbonising air travel is an “existential issue” for the holiday sector, a minister has warned. Aviation minister Baroness Vere told an industry summit that some travel companies could become unviable if customers are not offered low-carbon ...

14 Jun 2023 at 11:19

Virgin Atlantic given green light for transatlantic flight using low-carbon fuel

Virgin Atlantic has been granted permission to operate the first transatlantic flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (Saf). The Civil Aviation Authority said it has approved the flight, which is due to take place from London ...

06 Nov 2023 at 10:42

Transport Secretary hails transatlantic flight using greener fuel

The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger aircraft using pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) “shows how we can decarbonise transport”, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said ahead of its planned departure from Heathrow. ...

28 Nov 2023 at 09:31

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EasyJet swings to annual profit, but sees hit from Gaza conflict

Budget airline easyJet has revealed it swung to an annual profit after a record summer, but warned over a hit from the conflict in Gaza. The group reported pre-tax profits of £432 million for the year to September 30, against ...

28 Nov 2023 at 10:31

Fujitsu boss raised concern Post Office still saw itself as victim, inquiry told

Fujitsu boss raised concern Post Office ‘maintains approach as victim’ – inquiry

Fujitsu’s European boss told the Post Office he was concerned the company still sees itself as a “victim” four months ago, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Paul Patterson wrote to Post Office chief executive Nick Read in ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:55

‘Milestone’ transatlantic flight using greener fuel takes off from Heathrow

The first transatlantic flight by an airliner powered by pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) has taken off. Virgin Atlantic is operating the flight from London’s Heathrow to New York’s JFK airport with a Boeing 787 ...

28 Nov 2023 at 15:54

EasyJet trials lighter paint system to cut fuel burn

EasyJet said it has become the world’s first airline to use a lower-weight paint method to reduce its planes’ fuel burn. The carrier is trialling a new approach which cuts the number of paint layers needed to ...

03 Jan 2025 at 07:43

British Airways’ green fuel project wins Government backing

A partnership involving British Airways to develop lower carbon aviation fuels has secured a share of new Government funding. The airline expressed hope that the investment will “help establish the UK as a ...

17 Nov 2023 at 13:30

Nationalising train services is ‘not a practical solution’, private firms say

A Bill to bring train operation into public ownership has been described by private rail companies as a “political not a practical solution”. Rail Partners, which represents private sector train operators,...

17 Jul 2024 at 13:59

Bills to overhaul rail and bus services in King’s Speech

Legislation to overhaul Britain’s railways and England’s buses was included in the King’s Speech. Bills to bring train operators into public ownership, create new public body Great British Railways (GBR) ...

17 Jul 2024 at 11:58

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