Airlines pledge to end most jet smoke by 1972
Washington reports government secured voluntary agreement from major airlines including Pan American and Texas International to install improved fuel burners on Pratt & Whitney engines within 90 days, cutting jet smoke from 3000 engines and aiming substantial completion by late 1972. The plan could delay new antipollution laws while Congress weighs action.
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Pollution at Airports Will Worsen, MIT Scientist Warns
New York MIT scientist Prof James A Fay told the Eighth Aerospace Sciences Meeting that jet aircraft pollution around U S airports will grow worse as airport capacity expands. He warned smokeless combustors may reduce visibility while raising nitric oxide levels and urged simultaneous reductions in all particulates.
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Nixon State of the Union outlines antipollution shift
The antipollution campaign in Nixon’s State of the Union stresses user taxes tax incentives and research rather than more spending or enforcement. Administration sources say the plan leans toward research since the effectiveness of pollution control equipment remains unclear.
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