United Touts Eco-Friendly Flights and 7 Other Aviation Trends This Week


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This week in aviation, airlines grapple with increasing pressure to reduce their environmental impact. Plus, one of the world's largest airline groups is finally moving into Asia, after partnering with regional airline Thai Smile.

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United Touts Environmental Impact From Eco-Friendly Flights: While last week’s eco-friendly flight was as much marketing as it was real innovation, United is still leading the way toward environmentally friendlier skies. Airlines May Have a Tougher Road to Reducing Plastics Than Hotels: It’s easy to say that travel companies should ditch plastics to help save the environment, but this will be much harder for airlines than some