EU, US launch airline pollution initiative - AFP

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Source: Agence France-Presse

EU, US launch airline pollution initiative

Mon Jun 18, 1:58 PM ET

LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - The European Commission
and the US Federal Aviation Authority announced an
initiative on Monday at the Paris Air Show aimed at
reducing pollution by airlines on transatlantic flights.

The AIRE project, short for the Atlantic Interoperabilitiy
Initiative to Reduce Emissions, is to look at ways of
reducing waiting times for landing aircraft and promoting
jets with lower greenhouse gas and sound emissions.

Plane makers Airbus and Boeing are keen to impress with
their green credentials at this year's Paris Air Show, one
of the biggest aerospace events in the world.

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The AIRE initiative is part of broader efforts to coordinate
the modernisation of air traffic control systems in Europe
and the United States. The FAA is promoting a future air
traffic control system known as NextGen that is designed
to reduce aircraft congestion in the air and at airports.
A parallel European effort called Sesar is currently in its
definition phase.


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