A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to New York City grabbed the world’s attention last week when it successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean without burning fossil fuels — a first for a major airline ...

Contrails are clouds made of ice particles, which can be created when airplanes fly through cold, humid air. Persistent contrails are estimated to have a warming climate impact. Flight tests will ...

The climate impact of flying isn’t just about carbon emissions. The contrails that airplanes create also influence the temperature of our atmosphere—and a new study finds that impact is set to grow in ...

Feb. 12 (UPI) --To reduce the impacts of air travel on Earth's climate, only slight flight plan adjustments are necessary. According to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental ...

The challenge of addressing aviation’s non-carbon dioxide emissions is receiving greater attention, with the climatic impact associated with tell-tale signs in the sky coming under increased study.

Your browser does not support iframes, but you can visit Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? Aviation Week editors ...

IATA has called for urgent action to deepen the understanding on the formation and climate impact of aviation contrails. The newly released IATA report Aviation Contrails and their Climate Effect: ...

The streaky clouds behind airplanes are the center of a new study that looks at these clouds’ contribution to climate change. As airplanes reach higher altitudes they release not only exhaust but also ...

A long airplane contrail cuts through cirrus clouds. Contrails contribute to global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Photo Credit: TinaSova20/Shutterstock.com Altering flight plans to avoid ...

Can biofuels make flying climate friendly? More than 40,000 flights have soared through the skies powered by a blend of aviation biofuel and conventional jet fuel, and many see aviation biofuels as an ...