Environment

Southwest Debuts ‘Green Plane’ With Environmentally Friendly Interior Materials

by Mr. Plane on October 21, 2009

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DALLAS, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) today announced at its annual Media Day a “green plane,” an innovative idea that marries efficiency, environmentally responsible products, Customer comfort, and reduced waste and weight. This plane, a Boeing 737-700, will serve as a test environment for new environmentally responsible materials and Customer comfort products. It [...]

Delta TechOps to be Provider for LAN Airlines Boeing 767 Winglet Installations

by Mr. Plane on September 19, 2009

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Image by Getty Images via Daylife ATLANTA, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, today announced it has penned a one-year contract with Latin American leading airline, LAN Airlines to install winglets and provide airframe maintenance services on some of LAN’s Boeing 767 fleet. Winglets, which are wing-tip extensions designed to [...]

NatureAir Selected as Finalist for the 2009 Geotourism Challenge; Cast your vote

August 4, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia This is your chance to let the world know who is making a difference to save our planet. NatureAir- the world’s first carbon neutral airline has been selected as a finalist for Changemakers “Geotourism Challenge 2009: Power of Place Sustaining the Future of Destinations.”  From hundred of entries the judges selected 10 [...]

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3 Airlines Working to be More Environmentally Friendly

July 9, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia With the environment at the forefront of many marketing plans and businesses scrambling to invoke a greener image, it just makes good business sense to create moreenvironmentally friendly operating plans. The airline industry has been no exception and with planes that emit large amounts of carbon dioxide it’s no wonder there’s been [...]

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American Airlines ‘Eco-Friendly’ Test on Trans-Atlantic Flight

June 9, 2009 Airlines

Image by mattlemmon via Flickr PARIS, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — When American Airlines Flight 63 departs Paris for Miami at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, June 11, it will embark upon a journey that aims to prove that trans-Atlantic flights can be operated a bit greener and leaner. Through the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to [...]

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