New Boeing Dreamliner offers a promise of green travel

Added 09/06/2010

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With climate change and global warming posing a real threat to the future of our planet, many holiday makers rate the importance of green travel. The new, green Boeing Dreamliner 787 is all set to grace the skies for the first time later this year.

The Dreamliner was built with green travel in mind, and its engine efficiency means it will use 20% less fuel than aircraft of a similar size.

Efforts to promote green travel have been around for a number of years. Airplanes are 65% more fuel efficient than they were 40 years ago, and new engines have nearly eradicated the emission of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.

Green air travel is not only better for the environment, but it also helps airlines cope with continually fluctuating fuel costs.

The Dreamliner will join the likes of the Airbus A380, which was successfully launched in 2007. When the Airbus is full, it burns 17% less fuel per seat than other aircraft of a similar size. It also produces less CO2 than most cars.

The future of green travel lies in the use of a biofuel that will hopefully replace kerosene by 2050. A new biofuel that combines certain plants with algae is currently being tested. But in order to meet global demands, an area the size of Ireland would be needed to cultivate the algae.

For now the Boeing Dreamliner will be a step in the right direction towards green travel. The Dreamliner also promises to provide greater comfort for passengers. The Aircraft will also be much quieter than other commercial planes. Air pollution is a problem for people that live beneath flight paths, so quieter planes will be welcomed by many.

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