Type: arie

Countries: New York FIR, Gander FIR, Shanwick FIR

Domains: -

Description

This project looked at two aspects of optimising Air France transatlantic flights with the Airbus A380 between New York JFK airport and Paris CDG airport: two-engine taxi-out and optimised en-route transatlantic trajectory:

  • Taxi optimisation at New-York JFK airport in a high density environment

Number of trials: 15+4

CO2 benefit per flight (kg): 1200+1900