New A380 departure procedure at Heathrow to reduce emissions
08.03.10
Airbus has partnered with Heathrow Airport, Singapore Airlines and air traffic control company NATS to launch an improved departure procedure for SIA's Airbus A380 to save fuel. The companies have worked together over the last year to develop the new procedure, which allows the A380 to use less power when taking off from Heathrow and use flexible acceleration of up to 4000 feet when it's at a height of 1,500 feet.
Airbus said the change would help SIA save 300kg of fuel per flight, equating to one metric tonne of emissions of CO2 on a flight to Singapore, as well as reducing Nitrogen Dioxide emissions. The aircraft also remains within the airport's strict noise procedures as it produces half the noise energy at takeoff and cuts the area exposed to equivalent noise levels 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 achieved when stakeholders share the same goal of reducing carbon emissions and fuel burn. Singapore Airlines is committed 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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