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Silverjet aims to be the first Carbon Neutral Transatlantic Airline

February 07, 2007 by serge the concierge

All-Business Class airline Silverjet just started offering transatlantic flights between London Lutton Airport in the UK and Newark Liberty (New York) in the US.

Besides the quality of its service, Silverjet also wants to distinguish itself by being the first Carbon Neutral Transatlantic Airline. They will do so in partnership with the Carbon Neutral Company.

My source for this story was Up, up and away and CO2 Neutral on Springwise.

In the FT, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney's column Pop: On the road to planetary meltdown echoes the same themes, highlighting the high energy costs of the Rolling Stones recent tour.

Posted on February 07, 2007 in Consumer Products, Health, Serge the Concierge, Travel, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

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