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		KLM to fund development of fuel-efficient Flying-V plane (cnn.com)
		4 points by crivabene on June 4, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

perfunctory on June 4, 2019 [–]

Every time I read about increased efficiency I have to think about Jevons paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

crivabene on June 4, 2019 | [–]

True - however in case of air travel passenger demand it is already forecasted to increase considerably, thus greater efficiency should just make it more sustainable.

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