Comments on: Airports: More towing = less fuel burn http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/09/18/airports-more-towing-less-fuel-burn/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Haldane Dodd http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/09/18/airports-more-towing-less-fuel-burn/#comment-24617 Haldane Dodd Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:11:45 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/09/18/airports-more-towing-less-fuel-burn/#comment-24617 This initiative is representative of steps being taken across the aviation industry to reduce emissions and, at today's oil prices, reduce fuel burn too. While a lot of these steps could be considered small, the overall impact of many small steps can equal very big savings. Interestingly, on the taxiing front, some of the major manufacturers are investigating the possibility of installing small electric drive motors into the wheels of aircraft, allowing them to taxi using this instead of the main jet engines. In the meantime, a lot of airlines are also now taxiing on one engine rather than two. The cross-industry website www.enviro.aero has been set up to highlight all these initiatives and show our industry's commitment to reducing our 3% impact on climate change even further. This initiative is representative of steps being taken across the aviation industry to reduce emissions and, at today’s oil prices, reduce fuel burn too. While a lot of these steps could be considered small, the overall impact of many small steps can equal very big savings.

Interestingly, on the taxiing front, some of the major manufacturers are investigating the possibility of installing small electric drive motors into the wheels of aircraft, allowing them to taxi using this instead of the main jet engines. In the meantime, a lot of airlines are also now taxiing on one engine rather than two.

The cross-industry website http://www.enviro.aero has been set up to highlight all these initiatives and show our industry’s commitment to reducing our 3% impact on climate change even further.

]]> By: Claire Walter http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/09/18/airports-more-towing-less-fuel-burn/#comment-24570 Claire Walter Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:18:35 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/09/18/airports-more-towing-less-fuel-burn/#comment-24570 Thanks for your insight about this. Even before the present fuel crisis, I have wondered about all that taxiing -- to say nothing of the gonga line of aircraft waiting to take off at overcrowded airports. Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com Thanks for your insight about this. Even before the present fuel crisis, I have wondered about all that taxiing — to say nothing of the gonga line of aircraft waiting to take off at overcrowded airports.

Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com

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