New A380 departure procedure to reduce emissions
08.03.10
Airbus has partnered with Heathrow Airport, Singapore Airlines and air traffic management company NATS to launch an improved departure procedure for SIA's Airbus A380 to avoid wasting fuel and cut noise emmissions. The companies have worked collectively over the past year to develop the new procedure, which allows the A380 to make use of less power when taking off from Heathrow and use flexible acceleration of up to 4000 ft when it is at a height of 1,500 feet.
Airbus stated the change would help SIA save 300kg of fuel per flight, equating to 1 metric tonne of emissions of CO2 on a flight to Singapore, as well as lowering Nitrogen Dioxide emissions. The plane also remains inside the airport's strict noise procedures because it produces half the noise energy at takeoff and cuts the area exposed to equivalent noise ranges around the airport runway by half.
SIA Senior Vice President Flight Operations Captain Gerard Yeap said: ‘Our work with Heathrow, NATS and Airbus shows what can be accomplished when stakeholders share the same goal of lowering carbon emissions and fuel burn. Singapore Airlines is dedicated to playing its part in ensuring greener skies and sustainable air travel, and we hope this development will serve as a model for airport operators and governments elsewhere in the world.’
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