Benefits of slow-steaming on emissions exaggerated, studies find
The emission benefits of slow-steaming may have been “grossly overestimated”, according to studies by Simpson ...
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By Alex Lennane
If you are frightened of overcapacity in the airline industry, it’s probably best not to read Boeing’s predictions about demand. It is one of the companies still bullish on China, and – if it is to be believed – it reckons that Chinese airlines will need 6,810 new aircraft over the next 20 years, a figure 7.6% higher than in its previous forecast. Of those, 180 aircraft will be freighters, and it anticipates 410 converted freighters too.
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