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FAA Plans to Clean Up the Skies

Posted by samzenpus on from the fly-the-clean-and-friendly-skies dept.

coondoggie writes "On top of its recently announced plan to reduce flight delays, Federal Aviation Administration officials today launched what they hope will be pan U.S. and European Union joint action plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Specifically the group announced the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions or AIRE — the first large-scale environmental plan aimed at uniting aviation players from both sides of the Atlantic."

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  1. Re:Bout time we did something about those skies by bobo+mahoney · · Score: 3, Funny

    Forget about the ozone - I want more CO2. I mean the plants really love that stuff and I like my plants to be healtthy.

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  2. In Other FAA News by Bob9113 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Federal Aviation Administration officials today launched what they hope will be pan U.S. and European Union joint action plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Specifically the group announced the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions or AIRE

    Additionally, the FAA announced that their agency would be renamed the 'American Institute for Regulation of Pilot Licensing and Aeronautical Navigation and Engineering' (AIRPLANE) to satisfy new federal requirements for cutesy acronyms.

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  3. Re:Cant they wait... by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Call me crazy, but I think we could reduce air pollution a lot by banning coal-fueled aircraft engines and use horses instead. It just might work.