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The international aviation deal reached this month does not cut aircraft emissions.
United, a unit of the UAL Corporation, has also been working to cut aircraft leasing costs, as well as renegotiate other contracts with suppliers.
Mr Booker says the extra slipperiness cuts fuel consumption by around 1%, so that the coating treatment pays for itself within a few months.There may also be a way to cut aircraft drag by making some surfaces less slippery.
"Boeing has been pressured to death [to cut aircraft prices] by its customers, and now it's pushing that pain down to everyone else," says Richard Aboulafia, a man who keeps an eye on airlines at the Teal Group, based in Virginia.
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However, last month 23 countries, including the US and UK, agreed the first global standards to cut commercial aircraft emissions in future planes, to be achieved through innovation in aircraft design and fuel-efficient technologies.
Switzerland's struggling national airline announced a further cost-saving package Tuesday, saying it plans to slash up to 1,000 jobs and cut 13 aircraft from its fleet.
A group of former Royal Navy admirals has called on the government to reverse its decision to cut the aircraft carrier Ark Royal and the Navy's fleet of Harrier jets.
But with business travel demand already down, the route cuts and aircraft retirements are not expected to have any major impact on customers, who have been finding planes less crowded -- and upgrades to first-class cabins more available -- this summer, even as travelers enjoy fare cuts that analysts anticipate will last well into the fall.
United Airlines is discontinuing Ted, the low-fare, no-frills division it started in 2004, as part of a broader move to ground aircraft, cut jobs and reduce costs.
Mr. Jenkins said that United executives told him they believed they could cut supplier and aircraft lease contracts by the same percentage as wages.
