Airbus to cut emissions with 4D flight planning
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Airbus has conducted another test flight using an optimised 4D flight plan, designed to save fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.
Following initial flight trials in 2012, Airbus has recent undertook the second ‘i4D’ trajectory flight trial, which used four-dimensional Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology to plot the trajectory of an A320 aircraft flying from Toulouse to Copenhagen and on to Stockholm.
This process is designed to cut fuel burn and C02 emissions by 10% per flight and reduce flight delays. The scheme is also intended to help manage air space that is near the limits of its capacity.
Airbus said the second test flight was a success.
“This second flight trial validates further that the sharing of trajectory information between the air and ground can enable a safer and more efficient handling and certainty of flight profiles,” it said in a statement. “The flight trial confirmed that i4D offers important safety and environmental gains, with reductions in fuel costs, increased flight predictability and overall network efficiency.”
If all trials prove successful, i4D will be implemented across the European aviation industry by 2018.
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