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Air France chooses SkyBreathe
eco-flying solution to reduce fuel
burn and CO 2
emissions
A
ir 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
We applaud all airlines
that can go beyond
the collective industry
goals; this new
agreement shows Air
France’s leadership in
climate action.
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. •
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