In an attempt to improve airspace management in Europe avoid unnecessary detours and fly more sustainably, Lufthansa Group is investing in a new technology for transmitting flight path information in real time. With this technology, 4D flight path information generated by the aircraft's flight management system will be transmitted to air traffic control at any time.
Based on the more precise information about the flight path of an aircraft, air traffic control can control the airspace more efficiently and optimize the routing of the aircraft.
“We have made a conscious decision to use the new technology for transmitting flight path information in real time as standard on our new Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft as early as 2024. This will enable our pilots to fly even more efficiently on first flights within Europe as early as next year, thus reducing CO2 emissions," commented Detlef Kayser, member, executive board, Lufthansa.
The new technology is currently certified for aircraft of the Airbus A320 family and the Airbus A330neo.