FAA awards $4.5m sustainability grant to APiJET’s flight route optimisation technology
APiJET has been selected by the US government to receive a $4.5 million Fuelling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grant to enhance their Digital Winglets flight route optimisation software.
FAST-Tech is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative focused on developing, demonstrating, or applying low-emission aviation technology to reduce carbon pollution, improve aircraft fuel efficiency, and increase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use.
Digital Winglets is a flight route optimisation solution that provides real-time, conflict-free, alternative flight paths at cruise altitude.
“This significant grant will enable APiJET, LLC to make our technology available to more aircraft types helping airlines achieve substantial fuel costs savings while contributing to the aviation industry’s broader sustainability goals,” said Rob Green, the company’s CEO.
Green continued: “As airlines continue to face mounting pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, our technology provides a crucial solution by optimising flight paths in real time, resulting in substantial fuel burn and emissions reductions.”
“The airline industry is committed to reducing their environmental footprint while meeting financial targets,” Green added, “and our technology provides a crucial technology in support of the industry’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as outlined by the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.”
Along with expanding aircraft type coverage for Digital Winglets, APiJET will use the FAST Grant to further refine aircraft performance and air frame degradation models to enhance fuel savings and emission reductions.
