Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them
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Environmentally stupid' airport rules are leading to thousands of empty flights
Coronavirus: Airlines Are Flying 'Ghost' Planes to Keep Flight Slots
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Successful Remote-Piloted Flight For Cessna Caravan - AVweb
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The No-Jet Set: They've Given Up Flying to Save the Planet - The New York Times
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How Close Are We To Electric Planes? – Air Charter Service
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As coronavirus fears soar, Europe moves to ban wasteful 'ghost flights
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Avoiding empty cockpits: Addressing the Air Force's pilot shortage problem - Breaking Defense
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Airlines Fly Empty “Ghost Flights” to Keep Airport Spots
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One-Seat eVTOL Needs No Certificate to Fly—and It's Ready for Piloted Tests - FLYING Magazine
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Huge environmental waste' as US airlines fly near-empty planes, Airline industry
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No More Cheap Flights Is the New Reality for Air Travel - Bloomberg
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Aviation: The Industry's Path to Becoming Green Doesn't Exist - Bloomberg