In a bid to support the global
approach to calculating fuel and CO2 savings from ATM operational
improvements, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation
(CANSO) says it will work with the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) to launch the ICAO Fuel Savings Estimation Tool
(IFSET) among the world's air navigation service providers. The
Director General of CANSO, Mr. Graham Lake, notes thus: "CANSO is
committed to reducing ATM's impact on the environment, and a number
of ANSP-driven initiatives have already delivered significant
reductions in fuel use and emissions. However, we need to take a
global approach to collecting accurate and comparable data so we
can develop best practice, and effectively report the industry's
progress and achievements."
Also, Ms. Nancy Graham, Director,
Air Navigation Bureau of ICAO remarks that "each and every day, the
aviation community implements new initiatives which allow for
better use of the airspace, and more efficient routines. Yet we
don't do a good job of sharing that information. I am pleased to
say that CANSO has, along with ICAO and IATA, agreed to take the
lead in implementing a simple ATM measurement capability, which has
been coordinated with ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environment
Protection (CAEP). This will enable the aviation community to take
credit in a very scientific way, for the benefits that are
accruing."
CANSO reveals that ICAO plans to
make the final version of the IFSET available to States in October
2011