As the international aviation industry develops new methods for greener air travel, Göteborg Landvetter Airport is on board. In a project that has now received EU funding, the airport is working together with the Swedish public enterprise LFV, airlines and aircraft manufacturers to reduce fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and noise disturbances.
The focus of the project, which goes by the name of “Vinga” (’Wing’), is to find various methods that will allow aircraft en route to and from Göteborg Landvetter to emit less carbon dioxide and produce fewer noise disturbances.
The various methods that will be evaluated and developed in the project include flying the shortest approaches possible for landing, descending in the air with as little engine thrust as possible, and customising approaches that, along with shortening the route, minimise noise disturbances and involve aircraft operating with only one engine on the way to the gate after landing.
“Taking part in a project like this, together with important stakeholders in the industry, means that it is possible for Göteborg Landvetter to be at the cutting edge of technological development for a more sustainable development of aviation,” says Sandra Brantebäck, Environmental Director at Göteborg Landvetter Airport.
Göteborg Landvetter is carrying out parts of the Winga project in collaboration with the airline Novair, the French aircraft manufacturer Airbus/Quovadis and LFV.
Some of the funding for the Vinga project comes from the EU project SESAR, which includes some 18 billion Swedish kronor in investments from the EU, the aviation industry and others for technological development to reduce emissions. SESAR’s objective is to shorten the air travel time of each flight by 8-14 minutes, save 300-500 kg of fuel and emit 948-1,575 kg less carbon dioxide.