European EasyJet to have eco friendly Jets
European airline EasyJet is set to order environmentally friendly aircraft that should be delivered by the year 2015. The new jets will cut carbon emissions by 50% and nitrogen levels by 75%. And the jets are to be quieter and fuel efficient too…
The new jets will be able to do this through new design features such as weight-reducing materials, and rotors fitted to the back of the plane. The only negative will be that targets to reduce noise would be sacrificed as these propeller driven aircraft create a little more noise and are a little slower. But not enough to create a great inconvenience…
The aviation industry accounts for about 2 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. Growth in air travel will probably still increase pollution though even with new technologies but airlines still face very high energy costs so they are trying to figure out how to save on operation costs…They are trying to save $$ and also take on a green image as well…
http://www.livescience.com/environment/070615_easyjet_ecojet.html
