Sentences with phrase «reducing aircraft emissions»

ICAO guidelines should be stricter and lay out a more formal strategy for individual nations, airline operators, and aircraft manufactures to collaborate in this venture of reducing aircraft emissions.

Introducing a new generation of sustainable fuels is the next logical step in our efforts to further save fuel and reduce aircraft emissions.»

Not exact matches

«The U.K.'s airspace was designed decades ago and doesn't allow us to take advantage of the technology on board modern aircraft that would raise capacity, and also reduce emissions and noise for communities on the ground.»

It also found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, aircraft fuel capacities and payload weights will need to be reduced on the hottest days for some planes.

His team is exploring aircraft that blend wings and body into a single, unbroken structure that reduces aerodynamic drag, cutting fuel costs and emissions.

This eliminates the padding between aircraft — which could save on fuel costs, reduce emissions and bump up the number of flights that arrive on time.

Regulating aircraft emissions is part of the Obama administration's goal under the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

The company plans to develop a whole family of electric aircraft, from single seaters to four seaters which incorporate reduced CO2 emissions, and noise and weight reduction into the designs

But future aircraft designs routinely flying during the 2030's may look very different from today's airliners in order to deliver on the promises of reduced fuel burn, noise and emissions.

The authors estimate that if globe - warming emission continue unabated, fuel capacities and payload weights will have to be reduced by as much as 4 percent on the hottest days for some aircraft.

Under current proposals CORSIA is unlikely to do much to reduce the growing emissions actually coming out of aircraft.

NASA Announces New Subsonic Aircraft Research Opportunities; Reduced Noise and Emissions, Improved Fuel Burn

The slimline economy class seat is made from carbon fibre, aluminium and genuine leather upholstery and is expected to help AirAsia reduce fuel consumption by more than 70,000 litres and lower CO2 emissions by 200 tonnes per aircraft per year.

Benefits of using the Boeing 787 family includes less fuel consumption as compared to similar aircraft, and reducing environmental impact and CO2 emission by 20 per cent.

«Our A320neo aircraft add value to our company by reducing fuel per seat mile costs by up to 20 per cent compared to its counterparts and benefitting the environment by offering quieter operations and reduced emissions, as well as enhancing our guest experience by providing a more comfortable journey.»

The American Lung Association supports emissions requirements for aircraft that are comparable in stringency to other mobile source emissions standards and supports measures, including regulation, to reduce aviation emissions.

Carrying passengers along busy routes in larger aircraft to allow the lowering of frequency along that route would do far more to reduce carbon emissions than simply flying in a slightly more efficient way.

In October 2017, ICAO released their Vision for the Future, which aims to reduce lifecycle emissions from aircraft by 33 % of 2020 levels by 2050.

(Sec. 753) Requires the EPA Administrator and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study and report to Congress on: (1) the impact of aircraft emissions on air quality in nonattainment areas; (2) ways to promote fuel conservation measures for aviation; and (3) opportunities to reduce air traffic inefficiencies that increase fuel burn and emissions.

This, despite the fact that the European Union is threatening to penalize US and other foreign aircraft if they emit CO2 in Europe's airspace, another harbinger of future pressure expected to be placed on the carbon - intensive US by the international community to reduce its per capita greenhouse gas emissions.

However, due to the international nature of the event, opportunities to reduce emissions in the planning stage are limited as many participants travel by aircraft to attend the event and this year's meeting in Nicosia was no exception.

Aircraft wings which redirect air to waggle sideways over their surfaces could significantly reduce drag and thus cut fuel consumption and emissions by 20 %, according to researchers at the University of Warwick (UK).

# 2: Continental Airlines, Houston, TX — «Besides spending more than $ 16 billion over the past ten years to replace its fleet with more efficient aircraft, it installed fuel - saving winglets that reduce emissions by up to 5 % on most of its Boeing 737s and 757s, and reduced the nitrogen oxide output from ground equipment at its Houston hub by over 75 % since 2000.»