Engine Washing Boosts Japan Airlines’ Fuel Economy

Japan Airlines is expanding a program of engine washing that is saving fuel and carbon dioxide emissions. The airline is now washing the engines of 135 aircraft twice a year to improve fuel efficiency, which it says rises 1% after each wash and then degrades until the next one. It began the program...

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