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United Kingdom: Virgin Atlantic to trial fuel-saving plan
Source: Posted: 12-03-2006 at 06:00:22
| Reuters: Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic will start trialling a new plan aimed at cutting aviation emissions by towing aircraft to take-off areas at London airports this month, the airline said on Sunday. Some aircraft will be towed closer to the runway before takeoff at Heathrow and Gatwick airports in an effort to cut fuel burn by reducing the time engines are running before takeoff to about 10 minutes. "Towing aircraft from a stand substantially reduces the amount of time they ... |
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