DGCA issues advisory to airlines to conserve fuel

New Delhi: Concerned over skyrocketing prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has written to chief executive officers of all airlines suggesting measures which airlines can take to conserve the jet fuel.
Impressing upon the airlines to take concerted steps in association with the air traffic management in mitigating the present crisis arising out of the steep rise in aviation fuel prices, the DGCA advisory drew attention to internationally accepted world-wide practices for fuel conservation during aircraft operations.
While welcoming suggestions from the DGCA , most airlines said on Saturday that they were already adhering to several such practices.
“But any suggestion from the DGCA is most welcome. We will implement it to the best of our ability,” said M. Thiagarajan, managing director of Paramount Airways.
However, the advisory said that fuel conservation needed serious application by the airlines on fuel management techniques and their monitoring. The DGCA suggested that every airline should put in place a dedicated implementation and monitoring process for fuel conservation.
08/06/08 Vinay Kumar/The Hindu

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jun 2008