05:09 pm - Wednesday
MINT project demonstrates fuel saving possibilities
Stockholm, Sweden - 165 kg per landing, resulting in more than 500 kg of reduced CO2 emissions
(WAPA) - The MINT project sees the last in a series of 10 demonstration flights with a Novair Airbus A-321 aircraft dedicated to investigate how modern aircraft are able to support performance based operations, leading to significant reductions in emissions and noise impact, also importantly improving the predictability in the air transport system.
Based on the experiences and results from flights flown during the summer into Stockholm-Arlanda airport, the MINT project (Minimum CO2 in Terminal Manoeuvring Area) demonstrated today the procedure during a flight dedicated to stakeholders and media. Representatives from the EU Transport Council will be on board, as well as, among others: CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation), airline operators, and Airbus ATM Senior Vice President Eric Stefanello.
MINT builds on greater navigation accuracy derived from GPS and on-board Flight Management Systems, known as Required Navigation Performance, the flights have demonstrated a lateral standard deviation of 22 metres, which is less than the wing span of an Airbus A-321. The different flights also showed savings an average of 165 kg of fuel linked to the optimized vertical descent profile resulting in a total of 518 kg of CO2 reduction. (Avionews)
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Direttore Clara Moschini