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KLM to fund development of fuel-efficient Flying-V plane
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cnn.com
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crivabene
on June 4, 2019
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perfunctory
on June 4, 2019
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Every time I read about increased efficiency I have to think about Jevons paradox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
crivabene
on June 4, 2019
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True - however in case of air travel passenger demand it is already forecasted to increase considerably, thus greater efficiency should just make it more sustainable.
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