Emissions reductions and fuel savings across the entire flight
Flight Phase 1, Pre-flight, Taxi and Take Off
| Fuel saved by reduced APU use |
60 USG |
574 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved through 'just in time' refuelling |
68 USG |
650 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved per minute that taxi time is reduced |
1 USG |
9.5 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
Flight Phase 2, Departure and Climb
| Fuel saved by use of Maximum climb power |
40 USG |
382 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
Flight Phase 3, Enroute Cruise
| Fuel saved by use of UPR (average) |
420 USG |
4015 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved by DARP (average) |
70 USG |
670 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved by slower Cost Index |
90 USG |
860 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved by Optimum Altitude |
135 USG |
1290 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
Flight Phase 4, Descent and Approach
| Fuel saved by use of Tailored Arrival |
200 USG |
1912 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
| Fuel saved by 'delayed flap' |
80 USG |
760 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
Flight Phase 5, Taxi and Arrival
| Fuel saved by reduced APU use |
10 USG |
95 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
Total Savings
| Total of all savings |
1173 USG |
11,208 kgs reduced CO2 emissions |
There are approximately 156 flights per week between Australia, New Zealand and United States and Canada. Based on these flights alone the potential annual savings are in excess of 10 million US Gallons of fuel or reduced CO2 emissions of over 100,000 tonnes.
