Tag: Airlines - Page 6
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EasyJet Calls for Aircraft Age Restriction
Low-cost airline EasyJet is calling for European governments to remove approximately 700 of the "oldest, dirtiest aircraft," by implementing an age maximum effective January 2012, according to the carrier's June inflight magazine. With the youngest
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Europe Flags a Carbon Bank for Aircraft CO2 Emissions
The European Union this week announced it's intention to establish CO2 emission quotas for commerical airlines by 2011. Companies will be given a carbon credit based on their emissions over the previous couple of years. Those airlines, like the Dutch
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Go Before You Go?
We know that flying is quite a dirty business, but what about doing your own business at 30,000 feet? China Southern airline recently raised the question when it gently requested that passengers use the restroom prior to boarding, as Xinhua news agency
