A method for controlling one or more of engine thrust cutback and engine
thrust restoration is described which is related to aircraft
environmental emissions abatement. The method comprises receiving
aircraft location data from at least one navigational sensing system,
comparing the aircraft location data against location data identifying an
environmental emissions abatement area, and controlling at least one of
thrust cutback and thrust restoration of the aircraft engines based on
the comparing of aircraft location to the location of the environmental
emissions abatement area.