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Efficient New Airplanes Boeing aggressively invests in reducing noise and improving the fuel efficiency of our products. Investment in advanced materials, aerodynamics, propulsion and systems on Boeing airplanes are reducing fuel consumption, emissions, and noise on the 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 today and the 737 MAX and 777X in coming years. Some advances can be retrofitted to help improve the current fleet. Our cleaner and quieter Family of new airplanes 777X 12% Reduction in fuel and CO 2 Substantially smaller noise footprint (than the A350-1000) 737 MAX 14% Reduction in fuel and CO 2 40% Smaller noise footprint (than the model it replaces) 787 Dreamliner 20-30% Reduction in fuel and CO 2 60% Smaller noise footprint (than the models it replaces) 747-8 16% Reduction in fuel and CO 2 30% Smaller noise footprint (than the model it replaces)

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Efficient New AirplanesBoeing aggressively invests in reducing noise and improving the fuel efficiency of our products. Investment in advanced materials, aerodynamics, propulsion and systems on Boeing airplanes are reducing fuel consumption, emissions, and noise on the 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 today and the 737 MAX and 777X in coming years. Some advances can be retrofitted to help improve the current fleet.

Our cleaner and quieterFamily of new airplanes

777X

• 12% Reduction in fuel and CO2

• Substantially smaller noise footprint (than the A350-1000)

737 MAX

• 14% Reduction in fuel and CO2

• 40% Smaller noise footprint (than the model it replaces)

787 Dreamliner

• 20-30% Reduction in fuel and CO2

• 60% Smaller noise footprint (than the models it replaces)

747-8

• 16% Reduction in fuel and CO2

• 30% Smaller noise footprint (than the model it replaces)

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CLEANER, QUIETER AND MORE SUSTAINABLEIMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

THROUGH INNOVATION

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Invested in Sustainable Growth As the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes, Boeing understands that our industry has a responsibility to grow sustainably as it continues to drive economic growth and bring people together. This is why Boeing is investing 75 percent of our R&D funding toward greater efficiency and environmental performance in our products, services and facilities.

By reducing fuel use, emissions and noise, we are supporting our industry’s environmental goals and the healthy, sustainable growth of commercial aviation.

Committed to ImprovementAviation currently contributes about 2 percent of global man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that this figure may increase to 3 percent by 2050 without further action. Boeing and other industry members have committed to: improving fleet efficiency by 1.5 percent annually, achieving carbon neutral growth from 2020, and reducing net CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2050 relative to 2005.

Committed to sustainable growth andCleaner and quieter travel

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Sustainable Aviation BiofuelSustainably produced biofuel produces 50 to 80 percent lower lifecycle emissions than conventional jet fuel. When sustainable aviation biofuel is used in a jet engine, it releases CO2 that had been absorbed from the atmosphere by the fuel’s feedstock during its growth.

An approved biofuel:

• Meets or exceeds jet fuel specifications

• Blends directly with conventional jet fuel

• Requires no changes to airplanes, engines or fueling infrastructure

Boeing works with partners on six continents to develop and commercialize sustainable aviation biofuel using several feedstocks, such as hybrid tobacco, used cooking oil, salt-tolerant halophytes, sustainably produced sugar cane, municipal solid waste and algae.

Boeing is an affiliate member of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, the Algal Biomass Organization, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and others.

Boeing ecoDemonstrator ProgramThe Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program accelerates promising new technologies, materials and methods that bring environment-related technologies to our airplanes and customers sooner.

The multi-year program tests improvements in aerodynamics, engines, flight operations and other areas across the lifecycle of the airplane, from design to production and through in-service operation to retirement.

Since it was launched in 2011, the ecoDemonstrator Program has tested more than 50 technologies using a 737-800, a 787-8 Dreamliner and a 757.

Boeing collaborates with airlines, suppliers and government agencies on ecoDemonstrator testing.

Biofuel helps aviation meet its goals ecoDemonstrator advancing technology

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Operational EfficiencyHow an airplane is flown can significantly impact its environmental performance and economics. Boeing has a suite of offerings to help pilots fly efficiently, saving time and fuel and with lower emissions and noise.

Applications that help improve in-flight routing include real-time weather updates and the Boeing Fuel Dashboard, which provides insight to opportunities for reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Additional tools improve flight planning and maintenance operations.

Boeing also works on initiatives such as U.S. FAA’s Next Generation Transportation System (NextGen), the EU’s Single European Sky and others to modernize air traffic management for further gains in environmental performance.

Production and Recycling Boeing considers the environment and the use of resources and energy when designing and building our airplanes. This results in improvements to production, operational efficiency and economics. All Boeing manufacturing sites are certified to ISO 14001.

Boeing is working with industry partners to improve the disassembly of retired airplanes and the recycling and reuse of their parts and materials. Together with partners, Boeing is investigating and developing technologies to recycle advance composites in preparation for the future retirement of airplanes like the 787 Dreamliner.

More efficient flight = lower emissionsImproving recycling and reuse of materials