Welcome aboard to Aspire 1 from Auckland to San Francisco, departing 19.30, Friday 12 September 2008.
The Aspire 1 flight brings together Air New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration and Airways New Zealand to demonstrate the advances being made in reducing aviation emissions in the Asia / South Pacific region, through a demonstration of the capabilities of the most advanced Air Navigation Services and Airline fuel optimization initiatives in current operation.
This flight is the first of several demonstration flights to be undertaken by the ASPIRE (Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions) partners, Airways New Zealand, FAA and AirServices Australia. It will showcase accomplishments, current initiatives and goals for Aspire 1 partners in reducing aviation emissions in the Asia and South Pacific region.
Click on the map to go to a profile of the flight, to learn more about the technology involved in reducing the flight’s emissions through each flight phase. From there you can click down into each flight phase to learn about the technology and procedures behind each part of the flight that are being used to make it as ‘fuel-optimized’ and as environmentally friendly as currently available technology will allow.
Clicking on the logos of the partners of the Aspire 1 flight below or the ASPIRE logo above will provide information on the commitment to global leadership each contributing partner to the flight is currently demonstrating to lead the world in reducing the impact of aviation on the environment.
