Air Transport World magazine honored airberlin with ‘Silver Eco-Airline of the Year’ award

2013-08-02— /travelprnews.com/ — The US American trade magazine, Air Transport World, has named airberlin “Silver Eco-Airline of the Year”. The jury highlighted airberlin’s extensive fuel efficiency programme in particular. In 2012, Germany’s second largest airline set a new record with its average fuel consumption of 3.4 litres per 100 passenger kilometres flown. The official award ceremony will take place during the 2013 Eco-Aviation Awards on 12th September 2013 in Washington D.C.

airberlin works constantly on reducing its fuel consumption for the sake of the environment. By means of a comprehensive fuel efficiency programme put together by airberlin experts, the airline is continually improving all the processes involved in operating flights and developing new ways of reducing the level of consumption. In the meantime airberlin’s team of experts has come up with 55 measures which offer potential for conserving fuel. These concern areas such as flight planning, weight reduction, modernisation of the aircraft and flight operation. Through all the measures implemented last year airberlin reduced its CO2 emissions by a total of more than 100,000 tonnes. That is the equivalent of nearly 7,000 flights from Munich to Palma de Mallorca. By 2015 airberlin aims to reduce its fuel consumption to 3 litres per 100 PKM. airberlin has won a number of awards for its commitment in the field of eco-efficiency.

Further information on the subject of “Eco-Efficient Flying” is provided on the airberlin website at www.airberlin.com/environment

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