Flying high

Fly low

Smart windows

Learning from owls

ETHIOPIA

Plane and calm

The countdown to phase-out noisy planes in the US has begun

Stealth flier

Night flights face

Court's verdict on aircraft noise may amplify litigation

In Short

Footprints of flying

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Sitting cool

Birdbrains combat birdhits

Risky take-off

Plastic coat for planes

Lead skies

Flying high

Cheaper seats clogged veins

Cramped economy class seats and long distance flights is a deadly combination for many

Call to ground airport plan

Farmland and lakes to be used for the Sriperumbudur project

Dolphins in danger

An ambitious airport project threatens to decimate the rare dolphins that inhabit the waters to the west of Hong Kong

Second-hand is better

Junked aeroplane tyres are being used on camel carts in Rajasthan, making life easier for both the villagers and the animals

High fliers

Soon a new high-powered solar aircraft will monitor pollution levels, hitherto done by satellites

Warming the skies

Environmentalists in Europe are campaigning for a tax on aviation fuels to reduce aircraft emissions

Fly for the right price

Strohalm, an environmental group, launches a campaign to tax corporate flyers in the Netherlands

Vibratory blues for khajuraho

Stop spraying