In addition to the environmental gains, fuel costs are also reduced by green approaches. These save an average of 100 kg fuel and approximately two minutes flying time during normal operation in low and medium traffic. SAS Sverige implements 330 flights per day, so the effect of green approaches...
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Stock markets in Dubai and neighbouring Abu Dhabi closed sharply lower on Monday, shedding 7.3 percent and 8.3 percent respectively, hit by a lack of buyers after Dubai World’s shock proposal to suspend debt payments. A top finance official stoked fears that the Dubai government was washing its ...
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Air traffic contributes to about 3.5% of the total human activities linked to climate change. This share is expected to grow to 5% by 2050. In Europe, the share of aviation in greenhouse gas emissions is still modest, at about 3% of the total, according to the European Commission. But it is conc...
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More than 150 years later, this little piece of Germany sitting 1800 meters above sea level, is a tourist attraction. Visitors come to taste strawberries and cream, mulberry jam. And the specialty here is far from the usual Venezuelan delicacies: it’s sausage with a side of cabbage and a good Ge...
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Catching cobras and pythons: not everyone’s idea of fun. Sompop the Snakecatcher's services are in high demand: he drops everything to save Bangkok residents from uninvited reptiles.
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According to Bangkok snake catcher Sompop Sridaranop, Bangkok is crawling with snakes, including giant pythons and deadly cobras. They slither through underground wastewater pipes to all parts of the city, even in the main thoroughfares, from Sukhumvit to Sathorn. And he should know. Sompop has ...
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SAS is the first airline in the world to implement green approaches, where advanced computer technology makes it possible to save 100 kg fuel on each landing. SAS performed its first green approach on a flight from Luleå to Stockholm on January 19, this year. To date, SAS has implemented 600 gre...
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Anders Bredfell, Spokesman, Arlanda Airport Stockholm says its the airport towers who instruct airlines how they can and cannot fly. So a close cooperation is needed between airports and airlines for smooth implementation of "Green landings".
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Sompop Sridaranop works with assistants to hunt down snakes. Later Sompop’s secret recipe repellent is sprayed in the area to deter snakes from making a return.
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Scandinavian airline SAS is saving up to 10 percent in fuel with "green landings", a technique by which passenger aircraft glide into their destination with a minimum of engine power. With airlines across the world under fire for generating heavy pollution, the Swedish landings could become a mo...
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