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2019 Apple To Replace iTunes Ryanair Becomes First EU Airline To

5th, Service After Eighten Years Publish Its Emission Statistics
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Ryanair has published its monthly CO2 emissions statis-
tics, the first airline in the EU to do so.
Their figures show an average emission of 66g CO2 per
passenger/km last month, which the airline says is “substan-
tially lower” than its EU competitors.
pple has confirmed it The restructuring of apps their menstrual cycle from The carrier said its emissions have fallen from 82g to 67g
is to replace the will launch as part of the next the device for the first time. over the last decade and it is committed to reducing this to
AiTunes service in its version of macOS, to be A new cycle track feature less than 60g per passnger/km by 2030 – as outlined in its
current form, as it splits called Catalina, which will be will allow users to receive Environmental Policy.
the software across three released later this year. alerts when their cycle is Ryanair’s environmental commitment includes an invest-
apps. Elsewhere at the confer- about to begin and when they ment of over US$20 billion in a fleet of 210 new Boeing 737
The technology giant said ence, Apple also confirmed are most fertile. “gamechanger” aircraft, delivered between 2019 and 2024,
the next versions of its the next version of iOS, the The wearable is also to which will carry 4% more passengers, but with 16% lower
macOS operating system software used to power the receive its own dedicated App fuel burn and 40% lower noise emissions.
which powers the firm’s com- iPhone and iPad, will intro- Store. CO2 per passenger/km is the most transparent way to
puters will replace the iTunes duce a dark mode, making Apple also confirmed a accurately measure every airline operating in Europe.
app with Music, TV and devices easier to use in low- separate version of iOS for Ryanair will publish its monthly CO2 emissions to show its
Podcasts. light conditions. the iPad. environmental commitment and calls on all other EU air-
The three dedicated apps It will also include a range Called iPadOS, it will lines to do the same.
will each handle their own of security and privacy fea- allow tablet users to use their Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said: “Ryanair is Europe’s green-
media, from finding and play- tures, including a new “sign device more like a desktop est/cleanest airline. We have the youngest fleet and highest
ing content to purchasing it in with Apple” tool which computer, Apple said. load factors, so our CO2 per passenger/km is 67g p.a
and saving it to a library will allow users to sign in to The software will show (almost half the rate of other big European airlines).
where applicable. websites and services using desktop versions of some “As part of Ryanair’s environmental commitment, we
iTunes was introduced as a their Apple ID, rather than websites, as well as use a new will invest over US$20 billion in a fleet of 210 new Boeing
media player in 2001, before a using a social media account version of the Files app that 737 ‘gamechanger’ aircraft, which will carry 4% more pas-
built-in music store was and sharing personal informa- works in a similar way to the sengers but reduce fuel burn by 16% and cut noise emissions
added, and it was used as part tion. Finder file management fea- by 40%.”
of the set-up of early genera- The feature will give users ture on Apple’s desktop com- The airline also released its traffic numbers for May
tion iPods and iPhones. the option to hide their email puters. which show that it carried more than 14 million passengers,
Speaking on stage at the address and instead provides Apple also used the event a 13% rise on the same month last year.
tech giant’s annual a unique, random email to unveil a new version of its They flew almost 78,000 scheduled flights in the month.
Worldwide Developer address that forwards mes- professional desktop comput- For the first five months of the year, the airline carried
Conference (WWDC), senior sages to you rather than giv- er, the Mac Pro. 132.1 million passengers, a 10% increase on the same period
vice president of software ing your personal address to The high-powered device, last year. C
engineering Craig Federighi services. which will start at 6,000 dol-
said: “The future of iTunes is The Apple Watch will lars, was revealed alongside a New Housing Scheme In Dublin To
not one app, but three.” allow female users to track connected display. C Offer Homes From €116,000
A new housing scheme in Dublin will allow people to
buy apartments starting at €116,000.
The new affordable housing scheme will allow low and
middle-income earners to buy the homes.
Dublin City Council has offered three council-owned
sites on the northside to developers.
The sites, two in Ballymun and one in Ballyfermot, will
include enough space for the construction of over 370
homes.
The Irish Independent reports that the one-bed apart-
ments in Ballymum are expected to start at €116,000.
A four bedroom house will cost around €232,000.
Prices will be higher on the Ballyfermot site, located
south of Cherry Orchard Hospital.
A spokesperson for Dublin City Council said that the cur-
rent prices are based on present market value and may
change at the time of completion of the project. C