JAL and ANA offer greener flight options

Japan carriers start using sustainable fuel, develop aerodynamism to cut emissions

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ANA's aircraft in special green livery (Photo by Hajime Matsumoto)

HAJIME MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- In the face of rising concerns about environmental degradation and a global move toward sustainability, two of Japan's top airlines have begun to transform their operations to greener practices.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has started experimentally operating what it calls a net-zero emissions charter flight, while All Nippon Airways has been using a "sharkskin" film that improves a plane's aerodynamics and allows less fuel to be burned.

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