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Air transport, "Atmosfair Airline Index" to record the level of pollution coming from airlines' aircraft

Berlin, Germany - It will be presented tomorrow at "International Tourism Expo"

On Wednesday, March 9th, 2011, at the "Berlin International Tourism Expo", the German NGO "Atmosfair", will present its "Airline Index", an index able to measure the level of pollution produced by airlines' airplanes. The tool will allow more responsible travellers to choose the airline to travel with also on the basis of its environmental impact. The company surveyed 116 carriers from all around...

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Rome, Italy, 03/08/2011 17:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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