Australia's
Sydney Morning Herald reports that Air Canada made America's first "perfect" flight last week.
What does that mean? It's about maximum energy savings and minimum carbon emissions.
"They combined the most efficient aircraft, biofuel and even lightweight cabin equipment to cut energy and carbon emissions to a minimum," writes the
Herald.
"The commercial flight on an Airbus A319 from Toronto to Mexico City used a state-of-the-art aircraft, powered by sustainable fuels and guided by 'streamlined' air-traffic control, Airbus said in an e-mailed statement."
"Airlines won approval from the US technical standards body last July to fly passenger planes using a 50-50 blend of petroleum-based fuel and biofuel. In October, Airbus and Air France-KLM Group said they made the world's greenest commercial flight from Toulouse to Paris, using a cooking oil-based fuel, taking the shortest available route and applying a so-called continuous descent approach, cutting emissions in half."
"'The aviation industry is in a strong position to reduce emissions and fly many more perfect flights,' Airbus chief executive officer Fabrice Bregier said in the statement. 'To make this a day-to-day commercial reality, it requires now a political will to foster incentives.'"
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Original source: Sydney Morning Herald