Airlines 'have to change IT systems' to meet environmental regulations

ATWOnline webinar "How IT can help airlines meet the environmental regulatory burden" featured experts discussing how carriers will need to upgrade information technology systems to meet rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification requirements related to new environmental regulations, particularly the EU emissions trading scheme set to include airlines from 2012.
SITA Environmental Division Head Frederic Falise warned that environmental regulations "could become a nightmare if too many ...

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