Following the launch of the Etihad Greenliner Program at the 2019 Dubai Airshow, and the arrival of the flagship Greenliner in January 2020, Etihad Airways today officially inaugurated the latest aircraft in its journey towards sustainability, with the pioneering 2020 ecoDemonstrator entering commercial service following a series of industry-leading test flights across the United States. The aircraft, a brand-new Boeing 787-10 registered A6-BMI, is the latest arrival to Etihad’s 39-strong fleet of 787 Dreamliners, making the UAE national airline one of the world’s largest operators of the technologically advanced aircraft type.
Gẹgẹbi olutayo ecoDemonstrator 2020, ni ajọṣepọ pẹlu Boeing, NASA ati Awọn ọna ibalẹ Safran, Etihad's 787 Dreamliner ni a lo bi idanwo ti n fo lati mu awọn idagbasoke imọ-ẹrọ pọ si pẹlu ibi-afẹde ti ṣiṣe bad oju-ofurufu iṣowo ni aabo ati ilọsiwaju diẹ sii. Oju ti o mọ ni awọn ọrun lori Ariwa Iwọ-oorun Iwọ-oorun ti Amẹrika ni awọn oṣu to ṣẹṣẹ, alailẹgbẹ iyasọtọ Dreamliner, ti a ṣe jade pẹlu awọn ohun elo idanwo idiju, ṣe iwadii sanlalu ti n fo loke Montana ati laarin ipinlẹ Washington ati South Carolina.
Tony Douglas, Oludari Alakoso Ẹgbẹ, Etihad Aviation Group, sọ pe: “Gẹgẹbi 787-10 akọkọ lati kopa ninu eto ecoDemonstrator, ọkọ ofurufu pataki yii duro ni ẹri si thedàs andlẹ ati iwakọ fun ọkọ oju-ofurufu ti o duro ṣinṣin ti o jẹ ipin pataki ti Etihad's awọn iye ati iranran igba pipẹ. Eyi wa ni ila pẹlu awọn igbesẹ nla ti Abu Dhabi ṣe, ati UAE, ninu iwadi ati idagbasoke awọn solusan ṣiṣeeṣe lati dojuko iyipada oju-ọjọ.
“Ijọṣepọ Etihad pẹlu Boeing, ati ikopa ninu eto pẹlu NASA ati Safran, jẹ ọkan ti ọkọ oju-ofurufu ọkọ oju-omi ti orilẹ-ede UAE ti igberaga iyalẹnu. Eto igbadun ati ilọsiwaju yii yoo ni ipa gidi-aye lori ile-iṣẹ wa gẹgẹ bi apakan ti Eto Greenliner Etihad ati ṣe afihan ete iduroṣinṣin ifẹ Etihad. Gẹgẹbi apẹẹrẹ akọkọ ti ifowosowopo ile-iṣẹ, ọkọ ofurufu yii jẹ apẹẹrẹ alailẹgbẹ ti bii ile-iṣẹ baalu le ṣe papọ fun ọjọ iwaju alagbero diẹ sii. ”
Lati ṣe ayẹyẹ ifilọlẹ rẹ sinu iṣẹ deede, ọkọ ofurufu pataki ti ni ibamu pẹlu awo iranti ti o ṣe afihan ilowosi rẹ si iduroṣinṣin, lakoko ti fuselage rẹ ṣi da duro diẹ ninu awọn iyasọtọ ecoDemonstrator flight-brand branding, pẹlu ecoDemonstrator ati awọn aami Boeing, ni afikun si awọn ọrọ 'Lati Abu Dhabi fun Agbaye', ẹda ti a ṣe iranti ti tagline olokiki ti ọkọ oju ofurufu naa.
Lakoko eto ecoDemonstrator, A6-BMI ti ṣe ọṣọ pẹlu awọn ohun elo pataki fun ọjọ mẹjọ ti idanwo pataki lori awọn ipilẹṣẹ meje lati jẹki aabo ati dinku awọn inajade CO2 ati ariwo. Awọn ọkọ ofurufu waye ni Glasgow, Montana, ati lakoko awọn irin-ajo transcontinental meji laarin Seattle, Washington, ati Charleston South Carolina. Lakoko idanwo, lẹsẹsẹ awọn ọkọ ofurufu ṣajọ alaye ti ariwo ọkọ ofurufu NASA ti o dara julọ lati ọjọ lati to awọn gbohungbohun 1,200 ti a sopọ mọ si ita ti 787 ati tun wa ni ilẹ.
Alaye naa yoo mu awọn agbara asọtẹlẹ ariwo NASA ti ilọsiwaju, awọn ọna ilosiwaju fun awọn awakọ lati dinku ariwo ati sọ fun awọn aṣa ọkọ ofurufu ti o dakẹ ni ọjọ iwaju. Awọn ọkọ ofurufu agbelebu meji kọja Ilu Amẹrika ṣe afihan ọna tuntun fun awọn awakọ, awọn olutọju ijabọ afẹfẹ ati awọn ile-iṣẹ iṣiṣẹ ọkọ ofurufu lati ṣe ibaraẹnisọrọ ni igbakanna, ti o mu ki afisona ọna iṣapeye, awọn akoko ipadabọ ati dinku awọn inajade CO2.
“Ijọṣepọ Boeing pẹlu Etihad Airways lori eto ecoDemonstrator ti ọdun yii gbe igbega isomọ imuduro ilana ti a ṣe ni ọdun to kọja si ipele titun kan,” Stan Deal sọ, Alakoso Boeing Awọn ọkọ ofurufu Iṣowo ati Alakoso. “Awọn ifowosowopo bii iwọnyi ko ṣe pataki lati mu isọdọtun yara ti o mu ki aabo ati iduroṣinṣin ti fifo siwaju siwaju. Idanwo ti a ṣe, ni ajọṣepọ pẹlu NASA ati Awọn ọna ibalẹ Safran, yoo ni anfani ọkọ oju-ofurufu ati agbaye fun awọn ọdun to nbọ. ”
Gẹgẹbi apakan ti eto naa, Etihad ati Boeing ṣe idanwo awọn imọ-ẹrọ 'ilera' tuntun meji ti yoo ṣe iranlọwọ fun awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu dojuko itọju ti COVID-19, nipasẹ lailewu ati yarayara awọn ipele ifọwọkan giga. Iwọnyi jẹ eto disinfecting ina ultraviolet ina ati ideri antimicrobial kan ti o ṣe iranlọwọ idiwọ idagba ti awọn kokoro arun lori awọn tabili atẹ, awọn isinmi apa ati awọn ipele miiran.
A lo idapọpọ iyọọda ti o ga julọ ti Idokoro Agbororo alagbero (SAF) jakejado eto naa, bakanna lori ọkọ ofurufu ifijiṣẹ lati Charleston si Abu Dhabi. Bii abajade, o yago fun awọn toonu 60 ti awọn itujade lori ọkọ ofurufu ifijiṣẹ nikan.
Ifijiṣẹ ifijiṣẹ ọkọ ofurufu si Abu Dhabi rii Etihad ṣe ifowosowopo pẹlu ọpọlọpọ Awọn Olupese Iṣẹ Lilọ kiri Airspace (ANSPs) pẹlu FAA, UK NATS ati EUROCONTROL lati mu ipa ọna oju-ofurufu naa pọ si, gige sisun epo nipasẹ diẹ ẹ sii ju ọkan lọ ati awọn inajade CO2 nipa toonu mẹrin. Ni atẹle awọn ọkọ ofurufu pataki Etihad si Brussels ati Dublin ni Oṣu Kini ati Oṣu Kẹta ọjọ 2020 lẹsẹsẹ, ipilẹṣẹ yii tẹsiwaju lati ṣe afihan igbasilẹ orin Etihad ti o lagbara ni ifowosowopo pẹlu awọn ANSP lati ṣe iṣamulo iṣamulo aaye afẹfẹ lati fi agbara idana kekere silẹ, ariwo ati awọn inajade carbon.
Etihad ati Boeing tun ṣe ifowosowopo lori idanwo imọ-ẹrọ eto ipa ọna tuntun lori ọkọ ofurufu ifijiṣẹ A6-BMI. Awọn asọtẹlẹ agbara-idagbasoke Boeing ọpọlọpọ awọn oju iṣẹlẹ oju ojo ti o ni agbara ati ni imọran awọn aṣayan ipa ọna to dara julọ.
Ifowosowopo Etihad ati Boeing lori eto ecoDemonstrator ṣe ifunni lori ifaramọ ile-iṣẹ ọkọ ofurufu fun Boeing 787 Dreamliners lati jẹ idanwo fun isare imọ-ẹrọ gẹgẹ bi apakan ti eto Etihad Greenliner, ati pe o ti ṣe afihan ifaramọ ailopin ti Etihad si iduroṣinṣin botilẹjẹpe idaamu COVID-19 lọwọlọwọ . Etihad tẹsiwaju lati jẹri si ibi-afẹde ti o kere julọ ti awọn inajade ekuro ti odo ni ọdun 2050 ati idaji awọn ipele to njadejade ti ile-ọkọ ofurufu ti 2019 nipasẹ 2035.
Ni laini pẹlu iran Abu Dhabi ati ifaramọ si idinku Awọn inajade Erogba lati pade awọn ibi-afẹde ti Adehun Paris, iduroṣinṣin ati aabo ayika wa ni DNA Etihad. Ti n ṣere apakan rẹ gẹgẹ bi agbẹru asia ti United Arab Emirates (UAE), idojukọ Etihad lori awọn idagbasoke alagbero ni oju-ọrun ṣe deede pẹlu ọpọlọpọ awọn ipilẹṣẹ miiran ti mejeeji Emirate ti Abu Dhabi, ati gbogbo UAE.
Gẹgẹbi ọmọ ẹgbẹ ti nṣiṣe lọwọ ti International Civil Aviation Organisation, UAE wa laarin awọn orilẹ-ede akọkọ lati fọọda atinuwa Eto Eedu ati Idinku Erogba fun International Aviation (CORSIA). Loni, UAE n ṣiṣẹ ni pẹkipẹki pẹlu ẹgbẹ epo epo ICAO lori Awọn epo epo alagbero (SAF) bakanna epo epo kekere Erogba (LCAF), mejeeji eyiti o le ṣe ipa to ṣe pataki ni muu aabo ati idagbasoke idagbasoke ti ile-iṣẹ ọkọ oju-ofurufu ṣiṣẹ lakoko ti idinku kikankikan erogba rẹ.
OHUN TO MU KURO NINU AKOKO YI:
- Following the launch of the Etihad Greenliner Program at the 2019 Dubai Airshow, and the arrival of the flagship Greenliner in January 2020, Etihad Airways today officially inaugurated the latest aircraft in its journey towards sustainability, with the pioneering 2020 ecoDemonstrator entering commercial service following a series of industry-leading test flights across the United States.
- To celebrate its launch into regular service, the special aircraft has been fitted with a commemorative plaque highlighting its contribution to sustainability, while its fuselage still retains some of the original ecoDemonstrator flight-test branding, including the ecoDemonstrator and Boeing logos, in addition to the words ‘From Abu Dhabi for the World', a reimagined version of the airline's famous tagline.
- “As the first 787-10 to take part in the ecoDemonstrator programme, this very special aircraft stands testament to the innovation and drive for sustainable aviation that forms a core element of Etihad's values and long-term vision.
