Airlines seek tech to curb emissions: Sita

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New Delhi: Indian airlines are in discussions with aviation technology service provider Sita to adopt solutions for reducing carbon emissions and increasing fuel efficiency, said Sumesh Patel, president of Asia Pacific, Sita, in an interview. “We are in discussions with Indian airlines to look at various solutions, which can help them in operational efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.

Discussions are at an advanced stage and are likely to be finalised in a month or so," he said. Highlighting a recent collaboration, Patel said: “So just as an example when we piloted with Singapore Airlines for 20 aircraft, you can save 5,000 tonne of carbon dioxide annually and save close to $1 million." The tie up with Singapore Airlines led to utilization of artificial intelligence and data to understand each aircraft’s capabilities and suggest the angle and speed for takeoff, to save approximately 5% fuel costs.

While the airlines seek technological solutions to save fuel and reduce carbon emissions, Patel said Indian airports are also actively working on sustainability solutions. “We just launched a solution at Hong Kong airport, which helps them to monitor carbon footprint for each stakeholder, be it restaurants, or duty-free shops.

Discussions are underway even with Indian airports on such steps." The company is involved in deploying biometric-enabled travel programme, Digi Yatra, along with all stakeholders at Bengaluru, Varanasi, Kolkata Pune and Vijaywada airports. “No other country is looking at implementing biometrics to such a large scale.

India is currently looking at domestic passengers but with this technology you can leverage even for international travel," he said. Sita is working with Star Alliance to offer