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...such a scenario, a company would not necessarily have to care about global warming for carbon labels to make sense. Such labels will draw attention to the issue of carbon emissions and spur national efforts to discover alternative energy sources. With the price of fuel high and the future uncertain, reducing dependence on foreign energy can only be a good thing...
Then there's the green card: the $24 million Q400 burns from 30% to 40% less fuel than--and emits half the CO2 of--a 70-seater regional jet and offers up to eight more seats. ATR says its light, $18 million 72-seater goes further, consuming 30% less fuel than the Q400 and 50% less than a regional...
...going to be seeing more propellers from your window seat. Relax, the ride is getting a lot better. A new breed of six-bladed turboprops like Bombardier's Q400 - jet fast but even quieter - is leading a revival. Carriers are taking advantage of the new turbos' more efficient fuel burn, reduced cabin noise, increased capacity and comfort and greater speed compared with previous models. (Archive: Crash of Comair Flight...
...rocketing price of jet fuel has prompted the industry to rethink its jets- first strategy on short-haul routes (less than 500 miles, or about 800 km). Seattle-based regional carrier Horizon Air, owned by Alaska Air, was a hard sell on the Q400 until it couldn't get deliveries of the CRJ-700, a 70-seater regional jet, from the Canadian company. So Horizon grudgingly ordered 12 turboprops, and the airline hasn't looked back. "We found out very quickly that the Q400 was a completely different animal," says Pat Zachweija, until recently a top executive at Alaska...
BRITAIN Carmakers will have access to $3.2 billion in loans, some of which is intended to encourage more fuel-efficient vehicles...