What is Pilot Extra Fuel?
The amount of fuel needed for a flight is calculated by the dispatch taking into account the aircraft performance, planned route, weather conditions and all legal reserves for contingency, holding, alternate, etc.
On July 31, 2018
Nowadays the fuel consumption is usually around 3 to 4 liters per passenger per 100 kilometers, which makes fuel the #1 cost for an airline (representing around 30% of total costs). As a result, how much fuel per passenger an aircraft is consuming is one of the most important issues in the...
On July 17, 2018
We are thrilled to announce that the SkyBreathe® Community will meet up during our third annual User Conference, which will be held from 15th to 17th October 2018 in the beautiful city of Dubai!
This annual event is a unique opportunity to connect with over 40 aviation professionals of 30+...
On July 12, 2018
Malaysia Airlines, the country's national carrier, announced the successful implementation of SkyBreathe® Fuel Efficiency, an advanced system to reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions of their fleet.
On July 10, 2018
Andriy Kostyuk, Technical Pilot E-190 and Sergey Zviryanskiy, Manager Flight Operations Engineering, introduce the fuel preservation program at UIA - you can better manage what you know.
On June 27, 2018
Every day, fuel costs represent a larger share of airlines budgets, and this trend is unlikely to change anytime soon.
Using this limited resource smartly has become the main priority for all aircraft operators around the globe. That’s why most of them have already set up a fuel efficiency...
On June 21, 2018
The spike in fuel prices, generally airlines’ biggest cost, is quickly eroding carriers’ profits and jeopardizing their development.
Using this limited resource smartly has become the main priority for all aircraft operators around the globe. That’s why most of them have already set up a fuel...
On June 12, 2018
Many airlines are replacing their fleet for cleaner aircraft, that’s great news for a greener aviation!
Indeed, engines are much more fuel efficient on newer aircraft. But if you want to improve fuel efficiency, replacing your fleet is a slow and costly transformation.
How about optimizing...
On June 06, 2018
NAVBLUE signs partnership agreement with OpenAirlines for ‘best in class’ SkyBreathe® fuel efficiency solution.
On May 31, 2018
Following my previous article on why optimized taxi fuel matters, you already know that you can at the same time increase safety and reduce you fuel consumption by properly adjusting taxi fuel per departing airport, instead of using flat rates.
