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Put pilots at the center of your fuel efficiency program

In a previous blog article "How earning pilot trust can improve your airline efficiency," we explained that engaging pilots and earning their trust could be very rewarding:

We would dare to say that putting a fuel efficiency program in place without putting pilots at the center and working hard to earn their trust is doomed with failure.

Of course, a fuel efficiency program should be holistic and look at areas of improvement, not just in Flight Operations but in...

Starting a fuel efficiency program is a challenging project: from setting up your fuel team to choosing a fuel efficiency tool to better monitor and measure your fuel results; there are many stakeholders to involve and challenges to overcome.

That’s why we wanted to share with you 4 key...

Fuel efficiency depends on many criteria. One of the most important is weight: the more weight you add on an aircraft, the more fuel you need to fly it.

The link between aircraft weight variations and fuel consumption is called the cost of weight. If the use of this indicator is not that clear...

Overview

The cost of fuel is the arch nemesis of the airline industry, and since last summer, crude oil prices have gone up. The spike in fuel prices, generally airlines' biggest cost, is quickly eroding carriers' profits and jeopardizing their development.

Fortunately, big data analytics will...

Porter Airlines is a regional airline based at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, in Toronto, Canada.

Porter regularly operates flights between Canada and the USA using Canadian-built Bombardier (now Viking Air) Dash-8 Q400 turboprop aircraft.

 Martin Kordos, Senior Financial Analyst FP&A...

Pilots are the main actors to improve fuel efficiency since a lot of initiative to save fuel must be applied during flights.

That’s why this new series of articles will focus on giving you tips and tricks for many industry best practices for fuel efficiency.

such as Continuous Descent Approach...

SmartWings is the largest charter airline in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary and a major operator in the Polish market. SmartWings currently operates a fleet of 37 aircraft, mostly Boeing 737. 

Following our previous article of the math of airline fuel efficiency, you probably already got familiar with the simple formula and tried our basic savings calculator spreadsheet.

Want to go further and know exactly how much fuel savings your airline can achieve using a fuel efficiency tool...