Apparently, it's getting easier to be green -- Kermit the Frog's lament notwithstanding.

An engine in this thrust class is needed, and we believe there will be a number of opportunities in this class for many years to come."

The U.S. airline industry and the Bush administration are selling their case for user fees and airline tax relief to Congress and the public with a variety of deceptive media that distort the facts concerning business and general aviation's use of the National Airspace System.