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Air India saved Rs 46 cr by implementing fuel efficiency progs
New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) Striving to become a 'green
airline', Air India Saturday said it has made savings of over
Rs 46 crore in six months till this February by implementing
several measures to enhance fuel efficiency.
Quoting experts of the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), who carried out its fuel efficiency
audits, the national carrier said the total fuel savings
projected for the year with "revised processes" were over 4.56
crore kilolitres of fuel.
Further, Air India has "committed to becoming a green
airline" and projected carbon dioxide savings of over 14.55
crore kilos, an airline official said here.
The IATA's Fuel Efficiency Gap Analysis (FEGA) team of
experts, during its second visit to analyse the airline's
performance, had indicated Air India saved Rs 46.11 crore
between September last and February this year.
The airline, in what started as a cost-cutting
measure, achieved this by implementing a comprehensive range
of measures to make each flight as environment-friendly as
possible, minimising fuel consumption and carbon emissions and
reducing noise levels.
In a bid to reduce weight of the aircraft, the airline
has controlled in intake of water and even the weight of the
food trolleys and magazines inside the plane.
Carrying of contingency fuel has been reduced from five
to three per cent, with the crew tasked to comply with this
move, the official said.
Fuel burn was being checked continuously through various
methods. These include flying the aircraft on a straight
flight path at an optimum height and speed.
The flight crew have also been advised to carry out fuel
efficient steps like a "continuous descent approach",
landing with reduced flaps and taxiing with a single engine
instead of using both.
On the ground, the aircraft are now pushed back from
the terminal and towed as far as possible to avoid excessive
use of engines, thereby saving considerable amount of fuel.
When the passengers board, the air-conditioning and
other systems are being powered from ground power sources and
not the aircraft's auxiliary power unit in most of the
airports. These are among a series of steps being taken by the
Indian flagship to save fuel, the official said.
The airline was also planning a new flight plan system,
hoping to save Rs 80 crore annually on fuel and lower its
carbon emissions.
Two years ago, Air India had introduced Halon Management
to bring down the release of halogen into the atmosphere.
Halogen, commonly used in air conditioners and fire
extinguishers among other things, has bromine atoms which
if released damages the ozone layer. PTI ARC
PMR
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airline', Air India Saturday said it has made savings of over
Rs 46 crore in six months till this February by implementing
several measures to enhance fuel efficiency.
Quoting experts of the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), who carried out its fuel efficiency
audits, the national carrier said the total fuel savings
projected for the year with "revised processes" were over 4.56
crore kilolitres of fuel.
Further, Air India has "committed to becoming a green
airline" and projected carbon dioxide savings of over 14.55
crore kilos, an airline official said here.
The IATA's Fuel Efficiency Gap Analysis (FEGA) team of
experts, during its second visit to analyse the airline's
performance, had indicated Air India saved Rs 46.11 crore
between September last and February this year.
The airline, in what started as a cost-cutting
measure, achieved this by implementing a comprehensive range
of measures to make each flight as environment-friendly as
possible, minimising fuel consumption and carbon emissions and
reducing noise levels.
In a bid to reduce weight of the aircraft, the airline
has controlled in intake of water and even the weight of the
food trolleys and magazines inside the plane.
Carrying of contingency fuel has been reduced from five
to three per cent, with the crew tasked to comply with this
move, the official said.
Fuel burn was being checked continuously through various
methods. These include flying the aircraft on a straight
flight path at an optimum height and speed.
The flight crew have also been advised to carry out fuel
efficient steps like a "continuous descent approach",
landing with reduced flaps and taxiing with a single engine
instead of using both.
On the ground, the aircraft are now pushed back from
the terminal and towed as far as possible to avoid excessive
use of engines, thereby saving considerable amount of fuel.
When the passengers board, the air-conditioning and
other systems are being powered from ground power sources and
not the aircraft's auxiliary power unit in most of the
airports. These are among a series of steps being taken by the
Indian flagship to save fuel, the official said.
The airline was also planning a new flight plan system,
hoping to save Rs 80 crore annually on fuel and lower its
carbon emissions.
Two years ago, Air India had introduced Halon Management
to bring down the release of halogen into the atmosphere.
Halogen, commonly used in air conditioners and fire
extinguishers among other things, has bromine atoms which
if released damages the ozone layer. PTI ARC
PMR
NNNN
