[Webinar] Idle Factor optimization: how to save fuel on your descents
🔎 Looking for your next source of savings as jet fuel costs rise? Join our webinar to find out how idle factor optimization can unlock additional savings on every descent. Register here.
During this session, our experts, Guillaume Dumas & Martin Réot, will walk you through everything you need to know about the idle factor. You'll learn what it is, how it shapes your fuel consumption in descent, and how to keep it accurate for each aircraft over time.
📆Date: October 22nd, 2026
🕓 Time: 8:00 UTC and 14:00 UTC
⌛ Duration: 1 hour
Whether your fuel efficiency program is well established or just taking off, this session will give your team a clear, practical way to capture new savings, descent after descent.
Agenda
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Everything you need to know about Idle Factor optimization
Understand how optimizing this FMS parameter in your Airbus fleet can unlock additional new fuel savings for your airline. -
An exclusive demo of SkyBreathe® APM
Discover how the tool provides tailored recommendations for your Airbus fleet with no manual work involved. -
A live Q&A with Martin and Guillaume so you can ask all your questions to our experts!
🎁 Bonus: get access to our idle factor savings simulator to estimate what it could mean for your own fleet.
Speakers

Guillaume Dumas
Product Manager at OpenAirlines
Guillaume Dumas is a Product Manager at OpenAirlines, leading the development of Aircraft Performance Monitoring (APM) capabilities within the SkyBreathe® platform. An ISAE-SUPAERO aerospace engineer, he combines strong aviation expertise with more than eight years of experience at OpenAirlines.

Martin Réot
Key Account & Expansion Account Director
Martin Réot is the Key Account & Expansion Account Director at OpenAirlines, where he partners with airlines across EMEA and APAC to implement digital fuel-efficiency solutions. With deep expertise across the SkyBreathe® eco-flying platform, Martin helps airlines leverage aircraft data, advanced performance monitoring, and cockpit assistants to drive measurable fuel savings and operational decarbonization.
*Please note this webinar is for airlines and aircraft operators only.
This webinar is made for airlines and aircraft operators flying Airbus aircraft, particularly:
- Performance & Flight Ops Engineers who want a reliable, data-driven way to keep idle factors accurate.
- Fuel Managers looking for new fuel savings.
- Maintenance & Engineering teams who want to understand how aircraft health affects descent performance.
The idle factor applies to Airbus aircraft, such as the A320 family, A330 and A350. It is not available on A220.
If you operate a mixed fleet, the session will still help you assess your Airbus potential.
Yes. All registrants will receive the replay and slides by email after the event.
Absolutely. Register and we'll send you the replay as soon as it will be available. ✅

