This is part of a three-year collaboration programme, aimed at improving flight efficiencies and reducing carbon emissions, with potential to cut an aircraft’s fuel burn by up to 10%.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of Japan, Thailand and the United States (US) have successfully conducted the world’s first-ever multi-regional trajectory-based operations (TBO) demonstration flight, using a Boeing 787-10 ecoDemonstrator Explorer. The ANSPs and Boeing have also signed a Joint Declaration to reaffirm their commitment to make TBO a reality worldwide.
The demonstration flight started its journey from Seattle to Tokyo on 11 June 2023, and landed at the Singapore Changi Airport on 13 June 2023 at 8.08pm. It will depart Singapore for Bangkok on 14 June…
