Adam Durant ’06 ’07 joins physics professor Raymond Shaw to discuss green aviation and how updating flight plans to prevent long-lasting contrails can reduce climate impacts. It’s not rocket science.

IN THE SKIES OVER MONTANA ― It was a six hour flight that officially didn't go anywhere, but could help usher in a new chapter of aviation sustainability. A high altitude series of science experiments ...

Contrary to what some people seem to believe, contrails are not a way for the evil governments of the world use to poison us. They can, however, be harmful to the environment, with some studies ...

If you look up in the sky during a sunny day, you might see long, skinny looking clouds coming from behind planes. Those are contrails, short for ‘condensation trails.’ Airplane engines produce them ...

A long airplane contrail cuts through cirrus clouds. Contrails contribute to global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Photo Credit: TinaSova20/Shutterstock.com Altering flight plans to avoid ...

Research says aircraft burning a 50/50 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend produce 50 to 70 percent fewer ice crystal contrails at cruising altitude. Using a 50/50 sustainable fuel blend can reduce ...

Contrails form when soot and water vapor emissions from jets mix with humid, cold air. Photo Credit: TinaSova20/Shutterstock A cross-section of airlines, academic institutions and technology partners ...

The challenge of addressing aviation’s non-carbon dioxide emissions is receiving greater attention, with the climatic impact associated with tell-tale signs in the sky coming under increased study.

Most airplane contrails go unseen from space, yet they may drive much of aviation’s climate impact, according to new MIT ...

Analysis of in-flight emissions from an Airbus A350-900 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel indicates a reduction of 35% in soot particle numbers, and a halving of contrail ice-crystal formation per ...

KAILUA-KONA A line-shaped cloud that stretched over West Hawaii shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday appears to have been a contrail from a plane, meteorologists say. “I just noticed something coming from ...

A May 10 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a blue sky with two white streaks across it. One is significantly larger than the other. "Chemtrail vs contrail and the moon as a witness to ...