The Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) is a programme designed to improve energy efficiency and lower engine emissions and aircraft noise in cooperation with the FAA. The SESAR JU is responsible for its management from a European perspective.
Main AIRE objectives are:- Jointly validate solutions that reduce CO2 emissions in the short term
- No, or little, R&D needed (capitalise on present aircraft capabilities)
- Demonstrate benefits by performing flight trials in real operations
- Communicate the initiative as an example on how the industry is reducing its environmental impact
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Under AIRE ATM stakeholders work collaboratively to perform integrated flight trials and demonstrations validating solutions for the reduction of CO2 emissions for surface, terminal and oceanic operations to substantially accelerate the pace of change.
The strategic objective is to produce constant step-based improvements, to be implemented as quickly as possible following the conclusion of the projects in order to contribute to the achievement of environmental savings. In 2009, the SESAR JU co financed more than 1000 flight trials performed in real operational conditions with 18 partners. In 2010, 18 new projects were launched involving 40 airline, airport, ANSP and industry partners expanding significantly the initiative. More than 5000 trials are foreseen.
Seven of the 18 ongoing projects include green gate-to-gate projects, among others between France and the French West Indies. One highlight of the programme will be a series of green transatlantic flights with the Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft.
Read more on AIRE in 2010/11.