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Air France chooses SkyBreathe
eco-flying solution to reduce fuel
burn and CO 2 emissions
Air France is pursuing its efforts in
terms of innovation for carbon
reduction by partnering with
OpenAirlines, a leading global provider
of fuel efficiency solutions. Under the
agreement, OpenAirlines will continuously
analyse the data of thousands of daily
flights by deploying its eco-flying solution
SkyBreathe – which was developed in
partnership with Transavia France, an
Air France Group company – to identify
fuel-saving opportunities to maximise Air
France's operational efficiency and thus
minimise costs and carbon emissions.
This new initiative is part of Air France's
global commitment to reducing its
environmental footprint through its
fleet renewal, its piloting or ground
handling practices, the use of biofuels
or its partnership with the Solar Impulse
Foundation aimed at developing innovative
sustainable solutions for aviation. Air France
has set an objective to reduce its CO 2
emissions per passenger/ kilometre by 50%
by 2030 compared to 2005.
SkyBreathe was one of the first innovative
solutions to be labelled by the Solar
Impulse Foundation. The software taps
into the latest digital technologies by using
sophisticated Big Data algorithms, Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning. It
automatically analyses billions of data
records to identify the most relevant saving
opportunities and provides a series of
recommended actions that can reduce the
total fuel consumption by up to 5%.
"We applaud all airlines that can go beyond
the collective industry goals; this new
agreement shows Air France's leadership
in climate action. Topping the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index in the airline category,
the Air France KLM group is recognised as
a leader in environmental performance; we
are honoured that Air France has chosen us
to contribute to its clean recovery and to
reduce its CO 2 emissions further. As we are
all working to rebuild our industry, severely
impacted by the Coronavirus crisis, we will
continue our unwavering commitment to
help airlines further reduce their costs and
their carbon footprint at the same time,"
said Alexandre Feray, CEO and Founder
of OpenAirlines.
"Sustainability is a top priority at Air France
and one of our greatest opportunities to
reduce aviation's CO 2 footprint, beyond
the modernisation of our fleet, is through
implementing more efficient procedures
– both on board and on the ground – to
make our operations greener," said Jean
Fernandez, Executive Vice President for
flight operations at Air France. "We chose
SkyBreathe because OpenAirlines is an agile
company with a long and solid experience
in fuel savings. Thanks to SkyBreathe, we
will better understand our operations and
improve our flight efficiency by taking
advantage of accurate data. Our
ambition is to be more competitive
while reinforcing our leadership in
environmental excellence."
Air France joins the large community of
airlines adopting SkyBreathe to improve
their fuel efficiency, including Norwegian,
Malaysia Airlines, Cebu Pacific, GoAir, Atlas
Air and a number of other leading airlines. •
WE CHOSE
SKYBREATHE
BECAUSE
OPENAIRLINES IS
AN AGILE COMPANY
WITH A LONG AND
SOLID EXPERIENCE
IN FUEL SAVINGS.
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