EPA Award presented to Continental Airlines for use of nontoxic pretreatment in aircraft painting

Airline Industry Information, April 4, 2008

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Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) has announced that it has received an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) Program.

The award has been made to recognise the airline's use of an environmentally friendly, non-chromium surface pretreatment for its aircraft.

The airline, which uses a product called PreKote, produced by Pantheon Chemical, is reportedly the first commercial air carrier to use this technology on its aircraft.

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