BA buys new fuel efficient E-jets
BA has announced firm orders for 11 fuel-efficient aircraft.
British Airways’s (BA) wholly-owned subsidiary, CityFlyer, has placed a US$376 million (£254m) order for 11 new generation fuel efficient aircraft – six Embraer 170 and five Embraer 190SR jets – which will operate out of London City Airport from September 2009.
The new aircraft are up to 56% more fuel efficient and have significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions than the RJ fleet currently being used by CityFlyer. They also feature more passenger space, due to their ‘double-bubble’ fuselage design.
Peter Simpson, BA CityFlyer’s Managing Director, said: “We are very excited about this new fleet of fuel efficient aircraft which will not only help us to meet our environmental objectives but also provide more space and comfort for our customers.
“Having the combination of the Embraer 170s and 190SRs in the same fleet will give us greater flexibility, enabling us to match capacity with demand on routes within our existing and future network.”
CityFlyer operates all BA routes within the UK and Europe from London City Airport.
Meanwhile, BA has announced that it has ended its discussions with Qantas regarding a possible merger. In a statement, BA said: “Despite the potential longer term benefits to both British Airways and Qantas, the airlines have not been able to come to agreement over the key terms of a merger at this time.”
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British Airways Press Release (see below) just further misleads the residents of East London and beyond, and those who care about the environment.
Now lets make the article they have released CLEARER to the press and RESIDENTS.
1.British Airways DON’T say that they are YET to receive approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to fly the polluting jets out of London City Airport. The Jets HAVE to meet noise restrictions and we have not seen any notification from the CAA that they have approved the jets operation.
2. BA’s Peter Simpson claims the new Embraer is helping them to meet ‘environmental objectives’. This is utter NONSENSE when BA are INCREASING flights.
BA claim that the Embraer will improve C02 emissions by UP TO 56%. The trouble is that London City Airport has had a 50% increase in the amount of flights approved by Newham Council - despite the appalling environmental effects on East Londoners.
http://londoncityairportfighttheflights.blogspot.com/2008/12/british-airways-cant-do-maths.html
December 22nd, 2008 at 8:30 pm