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Boeing, Alaska Airlines partner on sustainable jet travel
Boeing ecoDemonstrator 737-9 will test advanced technologies to cut emissions, reduce noise, and recycle carbon composites.
Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing
ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel.
In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, evaluate an engine nacelle designed to reduce noise, and assess cabin sidewalls made from recycled material, among other projects. We have a long history of working with Boeing to advance aviation technology, safety, and fuel efficiency, said Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines vice president, public affairs and sustainability. Alaska Airlines flies to some of the most beautiful and geographically diverse regions in the world and we a
Boeing and Alaska Airlines said they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel.