Simple measures save 1,200 gallons of fuel per flight
Recently we wrote about how a UK railway is telling its engineers to shut off one of their engines while coasting downhill and to close doors sooner on tardy passengers. Now the FAA also is looking at simple ways to reduce fuel, during air travel.
Last week, FAA officials at San Francisco International Airport were monitoring a Boeing 777 Airways New Zealand flight from Auckland. The goal was to measure efficiencies that can be obtained through using satellite-based GPS to guide the flight rather than ground-based radar.
The project is an attempt by FAA to streamline trans-Pacific flights, and the flight was the first of its kind for the airline. The Airways New Zealand pilot said the flight saved 1,200 gallons of jet fuel, avoiding 12 tons of carbon from being emitted into the air.
A bonus: Passengers arrived five minutes earlier than anticipated.
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