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July 01, 2015

Vietnam Airlines Becomes World's Second A350 XWB Operator

First Of 14 Of The Airplanes The Carrier Has On Order Delivered

Vietnam Airlines has become the second airline in the world to operate the A350 XWB, following a special ceremony in Toulouse Monday. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to global lessor AerCap on lease to the airline for operation on long haul routes and was scheduled to arrive in Hanoi Tuesday. Altogether, Vietnam Airlines is set to acquire 14 A350 XWBs, including 10 ordered from Airbus and four from lessors.

Airline Has Opportunity To Purchase At Least 90 Million Gallons Of Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Per Year

United Airlines has announced an historic $30 million equity investment in U.S.-based alternative fuels developer Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.

Environmental Flight Tests Expand Cooperation Between U.S., Brazilian Manufacturers

Boeing and Embraer have announced that they intend to collaborate to test environment-focused technologies through the ecoDemonstrator Program in a joint effort to improve aviation's environmental performance. This expands ongoing cooperation between two of the world's largest airplane manufacturers.