T Dubois, French regional tests contrail avoidance, Aviation Week Network, 9 September 2024
In France, the Amelia Airline has conducted tests to avoid contrails by means of a contrail curve prediction model (COC IP) enabling them to suggest alternative altitudes for flight. Flying lower typically incurs fuel increases of 3 to 4%.
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Journal title: Aviation Week Network
Keywords: 5 General transport fuels technology - Contrails - 5.1 Fuel consumption and combustion emissions