The green flights have finally attracted the fancy of
Etihad airways with the first one recently flying from Abu Dhabi to Sydney. The concept of
Green flight basically relates to choosing those flight routes between two cities that leads to maximum fuel efficiency, which is sometimes not possible due to various air traffic control centers of jurisdictions in the countries. Etihad flights are under the aegis of
INSPIRE or Indian ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce Emissions so that the flights can utilize technologies to help them reduce their fuel use and Hydrocarbons emissions. The Etihad flight was officially inaugurated by the A
bu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Airports company.
The green flights have been made possible largely through the advanced navigation technologies wherein the aircraft no longer relies solely on the Ground base navigation systems. The aircraft can then use the shortest routes or use the prevailing air systems to their advantage for reducing emission levels.
