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Airbus-Air France: undertake green commercial flight

Toulouse, France - Flight CO2 emissions halved

Air France and Airbus have completed the world’s greenest commercial flight by combining the latest fuel and air traffic management technologies. The flight from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using an A-321 aircraft has been able to demonstrate the cutting in half of CO2 emitted compared to a regular flight. The (AF6129) commercial flight combined for the first time the use of bio-fuels (50 p...

fra/pec - 1134775
Rome, Italy, 10/14/2011 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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