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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

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 Heathrow to ...

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. Virgin ...

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 losses of ...

28 Nov 2023 at 10:31

Heathrow launches renewable biofuel breakfast

A breakfast cooked with oil that is then recycled into renewable biofuels is being offered to passengers at Heathrow Airport. The west London airport said it has partnered with chef Heston Blumenthal’s The Perfectionists’ Cafe in ...

13 Mar 2024 at 09:17

‘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 Dreamliner ...

28 Nov 2023 at 15:54

Airlines could be forced to display environmental impact of every flight

Airline passengers will be shown the environmental impact of flights when using booking websites and apps under new plans. Regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it wants to enable consumers to make more informed ...

23 Jul 2024 at 11:12

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 world-leader” in ...

17 Nov 2023 at 13:30

Airlines fear UK plans for greener jet fuel could fail

UK ambitions to produce greener aviation fuel could fail without further financial support from the Government, airlines have warned. Tim Alderslade, chief executive of trade body Airlines UK, said manufacturing sites for ...

12 Oct 2022 at 20:05

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, said ...

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) to ...

17 Jul 2024 at 11:58

Scotland

Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union

The Grangemouth refinery could “relatively easily” be converted into a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a few years, the trade union Unite has claimed. General secretary Sharon ...

18 Nov 2024 at 17:47

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