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Solar plane breaks record for longest non-stop solo flight in history
2015-07-03 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A plane which is attempting to complete the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight lands in Hawaii. The plane took off from Nagoya in Japan on 29 June, meaning the flight has broken the record for the longest non-stop solo journey in history. The previous record was 72 hours; pilot André Borschberg lands after having been in the air for just under 118 hours.
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Solar Impulse lands in Hawaii longest non-stop solo flight in history
2015-07-03 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A solar plane attempting the worlds first flight around the globe has landed in Hawaii, after breaking the record for the longest non-stop solo flight in history. Solar Impulse 2, piloted by the Swiss pilot André Borschberg, took off from Nagoya in Japan at 3am on Monday, for the five-day crossing of the Pacific Ocean, the riskiest leg of its journey. At 72 hours into the seventh leg of its 22,000-mile circumnavigation, Borschberg broke the endurance record for a solo flight. The next...
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Bangkok-bound flight from China makes emergency landing
2015-07-03 13:42:27| Airlines - Topix.net
A Bangkok-bound flight operated by a Chinese airline made an emergency landing Friday afternoon after an engine fire warning lit up, China Southern Airlines said. Crew members later found no fire or smoke in the engines, and no major injuries were reported, the airline said in a statement.
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Southwest says it has contract deal with flight attendants
2015-07-03 05:26:33| Airlines - Topix.net
The airline said late Thursday that the contract would run through May 2019 and includes pay raises, possible bonuses and changes in work rules. The union said the deal would keep Southwest's flight attendants the highest-paid in the industry.
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Link About It: United Airlines Will Fuel a Flight With Farm Waste
2015-07-02 12:26:50| Airlines - Topix.net
Later this summer, United Airlines will fuel one of its flights with farm waste and oils derived from animal fats-giving "airplane smell" a whole new meaning. The upcoming flight-which will take off from Los Angeles and land in San Francisco-is likely the first of many for the airline company as they look to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs by expanding into biofuels.
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