Travel Health & Environment Watch.May 21, 2007 US FAA Administrator Marion Blakey Marion Clifton Blakey (born March 26, 1948) was the 15th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman to hold the Administrator title. , in a speech before this week's ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization Colloquium col·lo·qui·um n. pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. on Aviation Emissions in Montreal, defended aviation's environmental record. "Frankly, there are some strange portraits of aviation today," she said. "Some see it as a rogue industry on the order of tobacco, as a greenhouse dragon that needs to be slain. . .Even people who made their fortune in the travel industry now want to place surcharges of hundreds of dollars on all flights on the theory that people just fly to fly. There's a perception that somehow aviation doesn't care about the environment; that it's responsible for a great deal of the greenhouse gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas up there. We know that's not the truth." May 17, 2007 US FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said that "cars and trucks represent 21% of greenhouse gasses; power plants 33%," while aviation "comes in at less than" 3% . However, she also called on aviation to do "all it can to get our house in order," noting that "aviation greenhouse gas emissions might become a serious barrier to aviation growth over the long term." May 17, 2007 Next generation system will cut aviation emissions, DOT secretary says DOT Secretary Mary Peters Mary Peters could refer to either:
congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and emissions. May 15, 2007 Tourism industry execs work to fight climate change At a meeting of some of the world's top tourism companies, executives worked on ways to reduce carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions from airlines and other travel-related businesses to fight climate change. "I believe it is our responsibility to come up with an overall agreement to follow within our own council of members," said Geoffrey Kent, chairman of the World. May 14, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. May 14, 2007 |
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