green flights Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:55:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 KLM to Introduce New Weekly Bio-Fueled Transatlantic Flights https://www.greenoptimistic.com/klm-biofuel-transatlantic-flights-20130314/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/klm-biofuel-transatlantic-flights-20130314/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:55:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34900 Dutch carrier KLM is planning to introduce weekly transatlantic flights that will be running solely on biofuels obtained from old cooking oil. This marks an important step towards satisfying the ever-growing demand for sustainable air travel. With this move, then, KLM offers commuters between Amsterdam and New York the option to reduce their air travel […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/klm-biofuel-transatlantic-flights-20130314/feed/ 0 34900 Fuel Efficient Flights Revealed by New Expedia App https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-reveals-most-fuel-efficient-flights-on-expedia-draft-20121219/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-reveals-most-fuel-efficient-flights-on-expedia-draft-20121219/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:01:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30064 In recent years, there have been many innovations in the area of fuel efficiency in aviation, from the blended wing aircraft through to the turboprop. Airlines in general have more reasons to tap into greener aircraft and possibly idle-land planes due to the high prices on flying as well as the increasing cost of fuel. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-reveals-most-fuel-efficient-flights-on-expedia-draft-20121219/feed/ 0 30064 Alaska Airlines Launches 75 U.S. Biofuel-Powered Flights https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alaska-airlines-biofuel-flights-20111118/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alaska-airlines-biofuel-flights-20111118/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:40:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21225 Alaska Airlines has recently launched 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States, all powered by biofuels. The company is convinced that the aviation will surely enter a new era, where all airplanes will be powered by sustainable fuels. This way, the environmental impact will be significantly reduced. Currently, two maiden biofuel-powered flights have left […]

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