by SASIG | Jan 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
9 January 2011 BAA Stansted Ltd is set to become the first UK company to trial a new hydrogen refuelling system. This is in order to test new green technology to reduce emissions produced by the airport operator by using hydrogen to power its vehicles this Spring...
by SASIG | Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
7 January 2011 Easyjet’s December 2010 passenger numbers were up by 7.6 % on a year earlier, despite the snow and ice problems that closed UK and European airports during the month. The budget airline carried 3,657,186 passengers in December 2010, with the load...
by SASIG | Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
7 January 2011 Ryanair had five million passengers in December 2010, 2% more than a year earlier. Its load factor was 80%, down 1 percentage point from a year ago. In the 12 months of 2010, Ryanair carried nearly 72.7 million passengers, with an average load factor...
by SASIG | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
6 January 2011 Developing the next generation of fuel efficient, low emission aircraft is the focus of a new research network recently launched at a green aviation symposium at Imperial College London. Emissions from the aviation industry currently account for around...
by SASIG | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
6 January 2011 Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) new CEO, Goh Choon Phong, who took over the role on 1 January 2011, stated that the carrier is reportedly considering selling its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic. Singapore Airlines purchased its stake in Virgin Atlantic in...