Mumbai: Airlines will be able to save 10-20 percent fuel while flying. With the Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) and Gagan satellite, airlines will be able to save fuel and reduce carbon emissions significantly. When fully in place, the two facilities would also enable even shorter air trips.
ATFM is a system where airlines would be given more straighter routes, with least diversions in the air. This would save the fuel and reduce the flying time as well. This may take about one to two years, but at the end of it, airlines will be accruing optimum benefits. Talking at the Center For Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) summit, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman, VP Agarwal, said that the fuel saving due to the two facilities would be around 10-20 percent. "The fuel impact would vary from sector to sector and the amount of diversion the aircraft would be taking," said Agarwal. "Airlines will be given optimum routes which will help reduce carbon emissions," he added. Agarwal said that the focus is also on reducing the flying time as it will benefit passengers immensely.
04/11/12 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
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ATFM is a system where airlines would be given more straighter routes, with least diversions in the air. This would save the fuel and reduce the flying time as well. This may take about one to two years, but at the end of it, airlines will be accruing optimum benefits. Talking at the Center For Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) summit, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman, VP Agarwal, said that the fuel saving due to the two facilities would be around 10-20 percent. "The fuel impact would vary from sector to sector and the amount of diversion the aircraft would be taking," said Agarwal. "Airlines will be given optimum routes which will help reduce carbon emissions," he added. Agarwal said that the focus is also on reducing the flying time as it will benefit passengers immensely.
04/11/12 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
