easyJet has announced a multi-million pound investment into the latest aircraft software which will work to help it achieve permeant and sustainable carbon emission reductions by optimising aircraft descents.
The fleet-wide introduction of Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) alongside its Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) on all compatible aircraft will deliver fuel and noise reductions. Once the retrofit is complete, the low-fare carrier will have the largest fleet of DPO and CDA enabled aircraft in the world.
The announcement comes as part of easyJet’s roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050, as reducing carbon emissions is the short-term goal and crucial to address its carbon impact right now.
Captain David Morgan, easyJet’s interim COO, said:
“While our ultimate ambition is to achieve zero carbon emission flying, we must continue our focus on reducing the carbon emissions in our operation each and every day. That’s why this multimillion-pound investment is an important step in achieving a permanent reduction in the short-term which will see us operating the largest fleet of DPO & CDA enabled aircraft in the world. But one crucial element to reduce carbon emissions right now cannot be achieved by the industry alone, and so we are also calling on governments to introduce airspace modernisation right now, including finally implementing the Single European Sky.”
Wouter Van Wersch, Airbus’ Executive Vice President, Region and Sales Europe, said: “We are very pleased that easyJet will equip its entire Airbus A320-family-fleet with these state-ofthe-art technologies. Emission reduction in aviation is most successfully achieved as a team effort – aircraft manufacturers joining forces with airlines and air traffic management. By combining the use of DPO and CDA, easyJet will further reduce its fuel consumption while optimising the trajectory of all its flights.”
