businesstraveller.comUPFRONT
AIRLINES have been trying out various means of reducing their
environmental impact in recent years – whether by pledging to
reduce waste, setting up carbon o setting schemes, or investing
in more sustainable fuels. Now, United says it is the first to
combine all three on a commercial flight.
In June, it took a Boeing 737-900 from its Chicago O'Hare hub
to Los Angeles using a 30/70 blend of sustainable jet fuel made
from agricultural waste, supplied by Boston-based World Energy.
Pilots used single-engine taxi procedures instead of both
engines to reduce fuel burn on the runway, and used a continuous
descent approach instead of a stair-step approach, which also
saves fuel.
In economy, traditional snacks were swapped for a plated
service featuring compostable cutlery, including a recyclable hot
drink cup. Over in the premium cabin, serviceware and plastic lids
were swapped for beeswax food wrappers. united.comSINGAPORE Airlines’ (SIA) new regional business class
product will be available on three of its four daily Perth
ights from July 1. The seat product rst debuted on the
airline’s new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft last year.
Perth was the second destination to receive the new
Dreamliner. SIA operates a daily f light to the city using
the aircraft.
Since then, the regional seat has also been outfitted on
new Airbus A350-900 aircra that SIA has specifically
configured for regional routes. These “medium-haul”
aircraft differ from the airline’s previous A350-900s, which
feature the same long-haul business class seat product as its
B777-300ERs.
SIA recently began f lying one of these regionally
configured A350-900s on a second daily f light to Perth and
will deploy a second A350-900 on yet another daily f light
on the route on July 1, according to Perth Airport. e
fourth service will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 with
the old regional business class product. singaporeair.comANA REVAMPS DOMESTIC
PREMIUM CLASS AND ECONOMY SEATS
JULY/AUGUST 2019JAPAN’S All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be giving its domestic services a seat product
overhaul over the coming years with select aircra set to be retrofitted with new Premium
Class and economy class seats, and an increase in the size of the premium cabins.
The overhauls, including eight Boeing 777-200 and 11 B787-8 aircraft, will begin this
autumn and are expected to be completed by the first half of the 2022 financial year.
The Premium Class seats will see larger 15-inch seat-back touchscreens
installed, along with an expanded in-f light entertainment library. ANA is
also expanding its onboard wifi entertainment service, so passengers can watch
videos on their own devices via the ANA app. In-seat USB and power outlets will
also be available across all seats. In the economy class cabin, meanwhile, a new seat
designed by automotive seat designer Toyota Boshoku will be installed. This is the
same seat that has been outfitted on six of the carrier’s B767-300 aircraft. ana.co.jpSIA’S NEW REGIONAL
BUSINESS SEAT COMING
TO PERTH FLIGHTS
UNITED MAKES
ECO FRIENDLY FLIGHT