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FedEx retires final Airbus A310 freighter 6th Jan. 2020 by Nick Wenzel FedEx Express has retired its final Airbus A310 freighter aircraft. The airline’s last remaining A310 was flown from Memphis to Victorville in California last week. In total, the cargo carrier had 70 converted Airbus A310s in its fleet that were previously in service...

British public positive about aviation despite environmental concerns. 02 January 2020 From the British air traffic control agency known as National Air Traffic Services (NATS) • Pros of aviation outweigh the cons say British public • Environmental concerns increasing but people still want to fly • Reducing environmental impact of flying seen as biggest benefit...

Mineta San Jose Airport projects 50 percent passenger growth, proposes expansion By MAGGIE ANGST | mangst@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group The plan for 14 new gates, a 330-room hotel and a 5,000-space parking garage would spew a “significant and unavoidable” amount of ozone and greenhouse gases, according to a draft enviro…

House Airports Bill Drawing Alarm from Aviation Orgs by Kerry Lynch - December 23, 2019, 11:24 AM A bill seeking to permit small airports to establish a range of operational restrictions is drawing fire from a spectrum of the aviation industry, with nine associations expressing fear that such authorization would “dismantle our national system of...

Uber and Joby Partner To Launch Urban Air-taxi Service in 2023 by Charles Alcock - December 20, 2019, 12:05 PM Rideshare group Uber and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Joby Aviation today announced a partnership to launch urban air-taxi services in selected locations from 2023. California-based Joby Aviation has become the first...

Rolls-Royce Unveils Electric Race Plane by Ian Sheppard - December 20, 2019, 6:59 AM Rolls-Royce has revealed the design of its first electric race plane under its ACCEL (Accelerating the Electrification of Flight) program. The UK aeroengine manufacturer said, “Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions plane...