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U.S. Airline Economy Class Comfort Comparison Chart

TripBadger took a quick look at how economy class comfort compares among major U.S. carriers. Virgin America fares better than the competition, with the widest economy seats and 100 percent of its fleet with in-seat TV entertainment and wifi-enabled.

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Source: Tripbadger

The Future Of Airline Loyalty Is Social

SimpliFlying has done some great research on how frequent travelers use social media.  The Future of Loyalty is Social infographic summarizes some of the key findings from the research.

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How UPS Keeps the Blue Skies Green

UPS is on track to achieve some pretty ambitious sustainability goals. How are they doing it? Amongst other things, they've taken to the skies.

For a company that's so well known for its trucks, it might be surprising that in 2009 UPS's airline fleet was the largest contributor to its overall CO2 emissions (53%). For this reason, UPS has long made air fleet efficiency improvement a part of their strategic planning.

With a few seemingly simple changes (think better calculated take-offs and landings) and an always-evolving fleet, the company has been able to reduce aviation gallons burned per 100 available ton miles (2011 goals represent a 32% improvement from 1990). Simultaneously, UPS significantly cut CO2 emissions per available ton mile (UPS has achieved a 9% reduction since 2005).

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 All that and UPS's comparatively young fleet (average age: 12.25 years) leads the industry in noise reduction. In fact, all of the company's 210 jet aircrafts meet 2006 noise requirements. UPS continues to invest in better service and a more environmentally efficient network to serve their growing number of customers around the world.

SOURCE: UPS

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