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Japan Airlines conducts first flight with blend of two different types of SAF

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Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. The flight marked the first attempt to load 2 different types of SAF on the same flight.

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TE calculates EU transport emissions up 34% since 1990, including international shipping and aviation

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Annual data compiled by the European Environmental Agency ( EEA ) and submitted to the UNFCCC on the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions usually leave out emissions from international shipping and aviation (so-called “bunkers”). Emissions from international aviation and shipping (both outside Kyoto) have risen by 110% and 56% respectively.

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TAM Airlines and Airbus first to fly Jatropha-based renewable jet fuel in Latin America

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This experimental flight materializes TAM’s participation in a vast project to develop a production chain for renewable biofuel, with the purpose of creating a Brazilian platform for sustainable aviation bio-kerosene. Tags: Brief. —Libano Barroso, president of TAM Airlines.

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BMW i Ventures invests in optical AI software company Alitheon

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Alitheon will use the new funding to expand its FeaturePrint technology across the defense, aerospace, aviation services, automotive, semiconductor, luxury goods, additive manufacturing, pharmaceutical and government sectors. If there is a match, the object is identified as the original and all associated metadata can be accessed.

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The Most Hackable Handheld Ham Radio Yet

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Prior to the 5R, the price tag of the cheapest VHF/UHF handheld was a little north of US $100. Other mods improve the K5’s ability to receive AM signals, meaning you can, say, listen in on aviation bands more clearly. It caught my attention in part because for over a decade, Baofeng has been the name in Chinese handhelds.

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Boeing and Chinese Academy of Science to Expand Collaboration on Algae-Based Aviation Biofuels

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Boeing Research & Technology and the Chinese Academy of Science’s Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) have agreed to expand their collaboration to include other research institutions and aviation supply chain entities as part of their efforts on algae-based aviation biofuel development. Earlier post.).

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New ASTM Specification Approves Use of Up to 50% Synthetic Hydrocarbons in Aviation Fuel Blends

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ASTM International has issued a new International standard, ASTM D7566, “Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons” that approves the use of blends of up to 50% synthetic hydrocarbons in aviation fuel. Tags: Brief. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee D02.J0.06

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