Green Issues
Tui sells the eco message
TUI has launched a sub-brand to encourage holidaymakers to take more sustainable trips by highlighting the work the company is doing to protect the environment. Holidays Forever sits alongside the Thomson and First Choice brands and is increasingly being rolled out in brochures and literature. TUI’s 20-point plan to providing sustainable trips includes aiming to make its airline among the most fuel-efficient in the industry and reducing carbon emissions by seven per cent from its shops by the end of the year. An increasing number of hotels
used by TUI have to sign up for a Travelife Sustainability Audit where they are measured on, among other things, their carbon emissions and how much local produce they source. TUI then awards them bronze, silver or gold status depending on their performance. The Thomson and First Choice websites now contain Holiday Forever micro-sites that will encourage people to be more environmentally friendly in resorts by, for example, using local products and taking showers instead of baths.
Boeing’s launches
TUI head of sustainable development Jane Ashton said its customers were increasingly concerned about the impact of their holiday on the environment. A customer survey carried out earlier this year found that 96 per cent of 830 people polled cared about protecting the local environment and wildlife in the resorts they visit. “People are not coming in to our shops and
UK airports lead the way
A major UK initiative to reduce the carbon emissions of aircraft on the ground has been launched by the Airport Operators Association. Developed by airport operator
BAA, through the Sustainable Aviation coalition, the Aircraft on the Ground CO2 Reduction Programme seeks to capture best practices across the industry. Practical action steps for airports, airlines, air navigation service providers and ground handling companies to reduce emissions are
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clearly set out in the programme. Amongst the initiatives are
reduced engine taxiing as well as use of fixed electrical ground power and pre-conditioned air, instead of keeping auxiliary power units running on planes when stationary. It is estimated that these two projects at Heathrow are already saving 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. AOA member airports have been
invited to sign up to a twelve month period, examining how best to
implement the programme’s action steps. So far 15 airports across the country have joined the programme, representing 70% of all passenger traffic in the UK. London Heathrow’s, director of operations, Colin Wood, said:”The UK aviation industry is leading the world in our collective work to pioneer new procedures and technologies that will improve our environmental performance.”
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mentioning sustainable holidays on an hourly basis, but when we asked people, they said they did care about the impact of their trips,” said Ashton. “I’m not pretending it is a primary motivator for people, but it is a strong motivator.” The company is not charging extra for green holidays.
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Boeing has unveiled an ecoDemonstrator programme designed to accelerate the impact of environmental technologies. The programme will support work on emerging technologies in the areas of fuel efficiency, noise reduction and operational efficiency, and is designed to help speed up aviation applications for these technologies. The ecoDemonstrator Programme provides a platform that integrates innovation and technologies in a way that they come to market more quickly. The programme also allows technology tests to aid further research. The programme is supported by $25 million matched funding from the the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Alaska’s next generation
Alaska Airlines has demonstrated next-generation flight landing procedures during a test flight that burned less fuel and reduced emissions by 35 per cent . The flight was part of Alaska Air Group’s “Greener Skies” project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport focused on using satellite-based guidance technology pioneered by the airline to operate more efficient landing procedures. The airline estimates the procedure
will cut fuel consumption by 2.1 million gallons annually and reduce carbon emissions by 22,000 metric tons, the equivalent of taking 4,100 cars off the road every year.
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