Europe Plans a Quieter and Cleaner Passenger Jet
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The European Union is planning a public-private partnership to help its aviation industry develop greener and quieter aircraft.
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Virgin Atlantic is to tow planes to take-off areas in a move designed to cut carbon dioxide output.
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Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower Engine Wash bathes the compressor, turbine and fan of jet engines to improve fuel efficiency by 0.5 to 1.5 percent, an amount that if applied industry wide, could help airlines save more than 2 billion pounds of fuel each year.
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The world's biggest ever passenger plane is to be unveiled in an extravagant ceremony in southwest France attended by the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Spain and 5,000 VIP guests.
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Flybe is to let customers know the fuel use and emissions of different aircraft, so they can opt for the best environmental option.
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Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest passenger plane.
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Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines agree a transatlantic alliance which they say will offer more choice and value for passengers.
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British low-cost airline easyJet   has unveiled its vision of a short haul aircraft that it hopes  will generate 50 percent less CO2 than its current planes and  can be delivered by 2015.
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No-frills carrier easyJet on Thursday launched plans for eco-friendly aircraft which it hopes either Airbus or Boeing will develop by 2015 as the aviation sector tilts towards greener air travel.
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Hundreds of flights by subsidized airlines in Europe are endangering the global climate and the ozone layer.
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European Union officials this week will aim to reduce corporate influence and make polluting more expensive.
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, took off with a full load of passengers for the first time Monday and the European aircraft maker announced further management changes in the wake of costly delays to the 10 billion euro ($13 billion) super jumbo program.
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Much of Jet City will be asleep Tuesday when, nine time zones away, at the Jean-Luc Lagardere final assembly site near the airport in Toulouse, France, a new era will dawn in commercial aviation.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest passenger plane. Airbus SAS is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker on the "superjumbo" that has a 79.85-metre wingspan, a tail as tall as a seven-storey building and cost &#36;13 billion US to develop.
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The European Commission adopted new aviation security rules on Thursday restricting the amount of liquids passengers may bring on board planes but it said size limits for carry-on bags would enter into force in six months.
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Emissions from aviation and shipping could be included in UK's targets for first time.
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Leading European aerospace companies began working together on an airline security project in 2004 and are making progress with systems to help produce the first hijack-proof plane.