Engineering/Tech Linkage: Boeing reduces Fuel and Carbon Emissions with Air Traffic Control management
Non-stock related. Just thought this was interesting. Too early in development and deployment to have any significant impact. Let’s just look at this as a thoughtful science experiment with good results.
SEATTLE, July 11, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and partners in industry and government achieved significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during a recent deployment of an innovative Air Traffic Management (ATM) concept called Tailored Arrivals.
From Dec. 4, 2007 to March 23, 2008, United Airlines, Air New Zealand and Japan Airlines completed 57 flights into San Francisco International Airport that utilized a continuous descent rather than a series of level segments as now required. The Tailored Arrivals approach reduced fuel consumption during descents by up to 39 percent, depending on airplane type, and total carbon emissions by more than 500,000 pounds.
“Concepts like Tailored Arrivals potentially can be deployed quickly and at relatively low cost because the technology is in place today,” said Kevin Brown, Boeing vice president and general manager of Air Traffic Management. “As more airlines and airports use it, we move closer toward realizing the benefits expected from the Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).”
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