logo
logo
Sign in

Etihad Airways’ B787 to serve as flying lab to test carbon emissions, fuel consumption

avatar
Logistics Update Africa
Etihad Airways’ B787 to serve as flying lab to test carbon emissions, fuel consumption

November 18, 2019: Etihad Airways and Boeing have announced that one of its B787 Dreamliner airplanes will serve as a flying laboratory for testing procedures and initiatives that could further reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, as a part of growing partnership to advance the sustainable growth of aviation.

"Innovation, productivity, and sustainability are core values and objectives of Etihad Airways and of Abu Dhabi,” said Tony Douglas, group chief executive of Etihad Aviation Group, at Dubai Airshow.

The specially-themed B787 will enter service early next year and operate regular flights in Etihad Airways' network, while periodically serving as a testbed for assessing environmental sustainability initiatives.

"The 787 Dreamliner and its track record of environmental performance make it the perfect platform to advance our industry's commitment to sustainable growth," said Stan Deal, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

"We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Etihad Airways to identify more opportunities to improve efficiency across commercial aviation."

Beyond the environmental testing on the airplane, the two companies will build on the technical capabilities that Etihad Airways has developed while maintaining its own Dreamliner fleet and that of other operators.

collect
0
avatar
Logistics Update Africa
guide
Zupyak is the world’s largest content marketing community, with over 400 000 members and 3 million articles. Explore and get your content discovered.
Read more