Airbus and Boeing join forces in an environmental effort.

The two plane makers signed an agreement, yesterday in Geneva, to work together in order to reduce the impact of air transport on the environment. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Aviation and Environment Summit. Thomas Enders declared: “Competing on the environment issue brings no competitive hedge to our companies”. Scott Carson, head of Boeing Commercial Airplane, echoed that “Airbus and Boeing are great rivals and this was decisive in our objective and efforts to make aviation more efficient”. Still, as far as climate change is concerned, “we work to reach the same goal, the reduction of the impact of aviation on environment”. One of the first targets set by Boeing and Airbus is the modernisation of the management of air traffic control, in order to improve efficiency and eliminate congestion. AFP (22/04), Le Figaro Economie, International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal Europe