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Saving fuel: it's a team sport October 2012

IATA Maintenance Cost Conference – October 2012

Fuel Burn vs. Maintenance Costs

Presented by Simon WESELBY


Fuel and Emissions Performance Manager, Airbus Customer Services
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Cost Breakdown – IATA Assessment

Maintenance, 12.0% Fuel, 30.5%

Source: IATA

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End of discussion?... not really


Fuel Efficiency Programme Structure

Initiative 1:

Initiative 2:

Initiative 3:

Initiative N:

Every initiative must save fuel and reduce overall cost


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Contents

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Fuel Price Trend

• Short term volatility but…


• Long term increasing trend

• Price growing faster than


other goods and services

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Direct Routing

NRT

BKK

20 NM less = 190 KGs* fuel saved


*Approximate per flight figure for an A330 aircraft flying a typical 2500NM mission

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Vertical Flight Profile Optimisation

Optimum Cruise Altitude

Optimum Climb Optimum Descent

Bangkok: Suvarnabhumi Intl Tokyo: Narita Intl


(BKK) (NRT)

2000ft below optimum = 600KGs* more fuel consumed


*Approximate per flight figure for an A330 aircraft flying a typical 2500NM mission

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Flight Profile Optimisation


Direct Routing Cruising Speed

20NM more +0.01 mach above optimum


= 190KGs* more = 800KGs* more fuel consumed
fuel consumed

Vertical Profile Aircraft Weight


2000ft below optimum +1 tonne of fuel
= 600KGs* more fuel consumed = 150KGs* more fuel consumed

+100 litres of unused potable water


= 15KGs* more fuel
consumed

*Approximate per flight figures for an A330 aircraft flying a typical 2500NM mission

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Cost of Weight (CoW) and Aircraft Performance


• Airbus’ Performance Engineering Programme:
Light weight
• Powerful software tool comprised of several modules. seat covers,
• Uses Airbus’ aircraft performance reference data. carpet, cargo
containers?

• Used by airline’s flight operations


aircraft performance teams.
• Can calculate impact on fuel
consumption of a given weight
change on a specific route.
• Monitors aircraft performance and
its degradation with time.

Tool to accurately assess value of weight reduction

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Operational Procedures
APU use Reduced Engine Taxi
10 minutes single engine taxi
= 80KGs* fuel saved

10 minutes less APU use


= 35KGs* fuel saved

Reduced Flap Approach Reduced Thrust Reverse


Idle thrust reverse selected
Conf 3 flap
= 30KGs* fuel saved
= 15KGs* fuel saved

*Approximate per flight figures for an A330 aircraft flying a typical 2500NM mission

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Brake Issues
Reduced Flap Approach Reduced Thrust Reverse
Conf 3 flap Idle thrust reverse selected
= 15KGs fuel saved = 30KGs fuel saved

= more brake wear


= more heat
More energy
= increased brake
damage risk

Initiatives cannot be implemented systematically


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Restorative Maintenance
Engine Wash Slat rigging
No engine wash schedule
= 100KGs* more fuel consumed

5mm gap
= 50KGs* more fuel consumed

Spoiler rigging Door Seal


Damaged Pax. door seal
10mm gap
= 15KGs* more fuel consumed
= 40KGs* more fuel
consumed

*Approximate per flight figures for an A330 aircraft flying a typical 2500NM mission

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Data: fuel efficiency programme foundation


Delivering and sustaining fuel efficient operations
requires data:
• to identify opportunities,
• to identify problems,
• to monitor and promote fuel efficient operations.

Data set examples:


• APU utilisation
• Taxi times
• Engine thrust settings
• Flight profile speeds and altitudes
• Fuel consumption per flight phase
• Comparison of actual versus planned flight parameters
• Weight & Balance Parameters

Data collection is a crucial activity

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Fuel Saving Programme - Airline Key Stakeholders

Flight Operations
Maint. & Engineering

Finance

Marketing

Validation by:
• Executive Management • Safety Control Board,
• Reliability Control Board.

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Industry Actors

• Fuel and Flight Efficiency can only be fully delivered


when all industry actors work together:
• Manufacturers’ design and build, with its suppliers,
aircraft which remain cost efficient throughout their lives.

• Aircraft Operators operate those aircraft in the most


efficient way.

• Air Traffic Management authorities and airports


provide an infrastructure that allows aircraft operators to
use their aircraft in the most efficient way.

• Regional, national and local governments create


environments where these objectives can be achieved.

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Aviation consistently reduces fuel burned


Relative Fuel Burn per seat
100%

80%

-70%
60%

40%

20%

0%
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Data sources: Ford website U.S. EPA figures

Fuel burn reduced by 70% since jet airliner’s birth

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Advanced Materials – growing experience


% composite materials
60%

50%

40%

30%

20% A340-600
A320 A330/A340
10%

Year of
0% service
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 entry

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A320 Family efficiency improvement package

Sharklets: 2012
Fuel burn saving on long sectors
Improved field performance

New engines:
2015
Bypass ratio 9 to 12
Up to 81 inch fan diameter
Lower SFC
Lower noise levels

15% Fuel Burn reduction – Minimum change aircraft

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A350 XWB – 25% lower fuel burn

Fuel burn per seat

datum Weight Engines

-10% -25%

-20% -25%
-30%

777 A350 XWB


Aerodynamics

A350 XWB – A step change in eco-efficiency

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Do we have the skills for fuel efficiency?...

• Getting to grips with aircraft


performance Course
• Performance Engineer Course
• Aircraft Rigging Course

Brochures for self learning Formal Training Courses


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...and what about the resources?

Fuel & Flight Efficiency Consulting


process

Modular, Customisable
- to match customer’s specific context and objectives -

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Can we be sure we are


getting the expected savings?

Actual Flight Data

Flight Plan Data

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Airbus and Air Traffic Management Reform


• Our support:

• Working with Air Navigation Service Providers


(ANSPs) and Airport Authorities...

• ...but they are your suppliers.

ANSPs and Airports need to hear your voices

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Summary and Conclusion


• Ways to save fuel are well known, but the
savings:
• must be balanced against all the costs,
• can only be realised when the initiative is fully deployed and
sustained.

• Airbus continues to:


• offer highly competitive aircraft…
• …accompanied by support and services to help operators use them
in the most efficient way possible,
• work with infrastructure providers to maximise the opportunities for
efficient operations.

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