Boeing has devised a novel approach to reduce the weight of its aeroplanes - less paint.
The budget airline giant has announced that it is now the world's first airline to use a lighter-weight paint method, aimed at reducing its aircraft's fuel consumption.
and white livery.
Their pioneering approach, created in collaboration with Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings, simplifies the painting process, needing fewer coats to achieve the airline's distinctive orange and white design.
It's a relatively modest weight at 27kg, EasyJet stresses that this is just one of several small steps they're taking to improve fuel efficiency across their fleet. Every kilogram saved equates to less fuel consumption and, consequently, a smaller carbon footprint.
The method, developed with the international company Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings, has been used on 38 easyJet aircraft to date.
EasyJet forecasts it will result in an annual fuel saving of 1,296 tonnes once the fleet-wide implementation is carried out by 2030.
The airline's director of sustainability, Lahiru Ranasinghe, said: "EasyJet is continually looking for and developing innovative solutions to reduce the impact of our operations.
“This forms a small part of an even larger strategy, working alongside our partners at Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings to create a new lightweight paint is just one example of how we’re attentively examining every part of our procedure to discover room for improvement and thereby achieve our goals.”
In 2022, easyJet committed to cutting its carbon emissions by 35% per passenger kilometre by 2035, compared to its 2019 levels.
It was claimed in September of last year that it had already made a 5% improvement, largely through making its planes fly more efficiently.
The Government's sustainable aviation fuel mandate has come into effect on Wednesday.
By law, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Saf) must comprise at least 2% of all jet fuel utilised in flights departing from UK airports in 2025.
The figure will increase each year, reaching 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040.
Saf is seen as absolutely essential for reducing the aviation industry's carbon emissions.
The fuel is made from sources such as agricultural waste and used cooking oil, which means its production involves using about 70% less carbon than traditional jet fuel - that is a type of kerosene.
The Government has also proposed the establishment of a new authority to enhance flight routes.
Transport officials think that allowing planes to make use of modern navigation technologies will increase efficiency, for example by cutting down on the time aircraft spend entering holding patterns before receiving permission to land at busy airports.
EasyJet previously stated that the inefficient use of airspace is responsible for rises in fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and flight times.
The carrier characterised the problem as a "universal issue" across the whole of Europe, but noted that the "greatest inefficiencies" for its operations are in the UK.
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