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6 LATEST NEWS »» EDINBURGH AIRPORT RECYCLING »» EMBRAER’S NEW SCHOOL »» FAB EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS 8 AT THE FOREFRONT AVIATION HAS COMMITTED TO CAP CO2 EMISSIONS FROM 2020 - HOW CAN GOVERNMENTS HELP? 12 TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT TRIALS REDUCING EMISSIONS ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERCONTINENTAL ROUTES WILL TAKE TEAMWORK 13 SUPPORTING CLIMATE RESEARCH AIRLINES ARE SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE SUPPORTERS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE RESEARCH 14 GOING DIGITAL IN THE COCKPIT HOW A SIMPLE CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS HELPING AIRLINES SAVE MILLIONS

15 AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION THE PROGRAMME CUTTING CO2 EMISSIONS AT AIRPORTS IN EUROPE, ASIA-PACIFIC AND NOW AFRICA 16 ELECTRIC GREEN TAXIING EMISSIONS AND FUEL BILLS WILL BE REDUCED WHEN THIS NEW SYSTEM STARTS REAPING REWARDS 17 BIOFUELLING THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT HOW WILL THE INDUSTRY BE ABLE TO COMMERCIALISE AN IMPORTANT FUTURE ENERGY SOURCE? 20 DUBAI AIRPORTS’ GREEN BUILD THE EFFICIENCY MEASURES BEING PLANNED INTO CONSTRUCTION AT DUBAI AIRPORT 21 APEC AIRSPACE DEVELOPMENTS WE DISCUSS THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THE AREAS OF NEED

22 BRINGING ECO-TECHNOLOGY ON LINE THE NEW ECO-TECH UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IN PRODUCTION FROM MANUFACTURERS 27 GULF AIR’S GREEN IT SOLUTIONS FINDING A NEW WAY TO POWER RESERVATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN BAHRAIN 28 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NEW IATA PROGRAMME TAKES SYSTEMATIC LOOK AT AIRLINE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 30 THE BIG PICTURE AVIATION: A GLOBAL JOBS MACHINE

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