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EUROPEAN UNION IS NOT CONVINCED ON THE NEW NEAR-SUPERSONIC BOEING AIRCRAFT

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declarations of Margot Wallstrom, European commissioner for the Environment, the Boeing's Sonic Cruiser project, for a near-supersonic jetliner, which could realize a 10/15% save in flight time, is scarcely compatible with the current environment situation. According the commissioner, the use of more powerful engines, will pollute the environmentin a dangerous manner,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 14597
Rome, Italy, 06/26/2001 14:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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