Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Sept 13, 2008 22:26:02 GMT
Here's what we've been up to .... 
This flight has already operated successfully .... with a 4% improvement in overall economy .... proving that cost savings of around $7,000 per flight are quite practical.
Such figures might not at first seem a lot to start with .... but .... they certainly amount to significant savings for any airline on a day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year operational basis.
Mark C
AKL/NZ
AIR NEW ZEALAND WORLD FIRST .... TO DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BY MILLIONS OF TONS
Air New Zealand and key aviation partners will today demonstrate the potential for the commercial aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes annually, with a test flight Boeing 777-200, FLT NZ8, re-named ASPIRE 1) operating between Auckland and San Francisco.
It will operate under optimum flight planning conditions through the involvement of partners Airways New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration and Airservices Australia. This should result in around 4400 litres in fuel savings and 11 tonnes less carbon dioxide being emitted.
By operating under these optimum planning conditions we will be able to demonstrate how many millions of tonnes of fuel and carbon emissions can be saved by airlines globally if they are permitted to utilise concepts and technologies in flight efficiency in all phases of commercial flight,says Air New Zealand’s General Manager Airline Operations, Captain David Morgan.
ASPIRE 1 further demonstrates Air New Zealand’s commitment to sustainable air travel, following on from our involvement in the tailored arrivals initiative into San Francisco, a number of fuel savings measures we’ve implemented and our bio-fuel aspirations.
ASPIRE 1 will be under a fully optimised flight planning and operating regime effectively being unconstrained from pushback to arrival at the destination gate in San Francisco.
When ASPIRE 1 arrives in San Francisco, it will be met by the Mayor of San Francisco and senior representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration, who will hold a media conference to mark this historic flight.
Airways New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration and Airservices Australia formed ASPIRE (Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions) last year, with the goal of making commercial air travel more environmentally sustainable. The group have a long history of working together, including introducing Future Air Navigation Services with airline, aircraft manufacturers and other industry partners. This involves improvements to communications, navigation and surveillance, which have already resulted in fuel and emission reduction benefits being delivered.
Air New Zealand and key aviation partners will today demonstrate the potential for the commercial aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes annually, with a test flight Boeing 777-200, FLT NZ8, re-named ASPIRE 1) operating between Auckland and San Francisco.
It will operate under optimum flight planning conditions through the involvement of partners Airways New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration and Airservices Australia. This should result in around 4400 litres in fuel savings and 11 tonnes less carbon dioxide being emitted.
By operating under these optimum planning conditions we will be able to demonstrate how many millions of tonnes of fuel and carbon emissions can be saved by airlines globally if they are permitted to utilise concepts and technologies in flight efficiency in all phases of commercial flight,says Air New Zealand’s General Manager Airline Operations, Captain David Morgan.
ASPIRE 1 further demonstrates Air New Zealand’s commitment to sustainable air travel, following on from our involvement in the tailored arrivals initiative into San Francisco, a number of fuel savings measures we’ve implemented and our bio-fuel aspirations.
ASPIRE 1 will be under a fully optimised flight planning and operating regime effectively being unconstrained from pushback to arrival at the destination gate in San Francisco.
When ASPIRE 1 arrives in San Francisco, it will be met by the Mayor of San Francisco and senior representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration, who will hold a media conference to mark this historic flight.
Airways New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration and Airservices Australia formed ASPIRE (Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions) last year, with the goal of making commercial air travel more environmentally sustainable. The group have a long history of working together, including introducing Future Air Navigation Services with airline, aircraft manufacturers and other industry partners. This involves improvements to communications, navigation and surveillance, which have already resulted in fuel and emission reduction benefits being delivered.
This flight has already operated successfully .... with a 4% improvement in overall economy .... proving that cost savings of around $7,000 per flight are quite practical.
Such figures might not at first seem a lot to start with .... but .... they certainly amount to significant savings for any airline on a day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year operational basis.
Mark C
AKL/NZ