GE Aerospace and NASA recently partnered on flight tests to help further the aviation industry’s understanding of contrails, using new test methods and technologies. Contrails are clouds made of ice ...

LYON—Thales and France-based carrier Amelia are scaling up their collaboration on preventing the formation of condensation trails, or contrails, as Amelia will apply prevention measures to every ...

IN THE SKIES OVER MONTANA ― It was a six hour flight that officially didn't go anywhere, but could help usher in a new chapter of aviation sustainability. A high altitude series of science experiments ...

From the development of new materials that make airplanes lighter to the exploration of alternative fuels, the aviation industry is making strides toward reducing its carbon footprint. One aspect of ...

Scientific debate is getting heated over what to do about airplane contrails—the wispy lines of water vapor you often see trailing behind a jet. Those harmless-looking vapor trails sometimes spread ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airlines have tamped down on carbon emissions by flying planes at higher altitudes. But this comes at a cost: the higher-flying ...

Airplanes account for about 3 percent of the climate-altering carbon dioxide emissions we add to the atmosphere. But planes are warming the planet in another way. “So if you look up in the sky, you ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IN THE SKIES OVER MONTANA ― It was a six hour flight that officially didn't go anywhere, but could help usher in a new chapter of ...