Volotea selects ClearPath flight optimization service from AVTECH for improved flight efficiency and reduced emissions
AVTECH Sweden AB (publ) and Volotea Airlines have today entered into a 3-year agreement for AVTECHs ClearPath service, with a start date of January 1st, 2022 and an expected total value in the range of 2.2 to 3.2 MSEK dependent on fleet size and EUR exchange rate.
The ClearPath flight optimization service, based on state-of-the-art high-resolution aviation weather forecasting from the Met Office, provides precise and tailored tactical decision support for Voloteas pilots to improve the efficiency of each individual flight. By providing its flight crews with up-to-date guidance on the most efficient flight altitudes, Volotea is able to significantly reduce their total CO2 emissions.
“We are extremely glad to welcome Volotea as our first Airbus operator implementing ClearPath in their daily operations. We are now looking forward to expanding the service to the entire fleet and to support and be part of their journey towards sustainable aviation”, says Niklaes Persson, Sales and Marketing Director at AVTECH.
About ClearPath
ClearPath is the latest addition to AVTECHs service offering. The service delivers an optimum flight path for each individual flight in real-time. The calculation of the optimum flight path is fully automatic and based on a combination of actual aircraft performance data and tailored high-resolution weather from Met Office UK. This gives the pilots tactical decision support to operate each flight more efficient resulting in up to 3% average reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. ClearPath is delivered as a service that requires no aircraft hardware investments which allows airlines to test it in their operations for free.
For more information, please contact
David Rytter, CEO, +46 (0) 8 544 104 80
Niklaes Persson, Director Sales and Marketing, +46 (0) 8 544 104 80
This information is information that AVTECH Sweden AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This information was submitted for publication on January 25th, 2022 at 14:40 CET.
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About AVTECH Sweden AB (publ)
AVTECH develops products and services for digital air traffic control systems. Customers are the aviation industry's various players such as airlines, airports, aviation, technology companies and aircraft manufacturers. With the help of the company's products and services, each individual flight or the entire flight operation can be optimized in terms of economy, noise and emissions, efficiency, punctuality and safety. The head office is in Stockholm / Kista. AVTECH Sweden AB (publ) is listed on NASDAQ First North Growth Market and has appointed Redeye AB to certified adviser. Email address: certifiedadviser@redeye.se and telephone number +46 (0)8 121 576 90.
About Volotea
Volotea was founded in 2011 by Carlos Munoz and Lázaro Ros, previously founders of Vueling, and is one of the fastest-growing independent airlines in Europe, increasing year-on-year its fleet, routes served, and seats offered. Since its start, Volotea has carried almost 40 million passengers across Europe.
Volotea is currently based in 18 European small and mid-sized capitals and serves more than 100 cities across 15 countries. The airline employs more than 1,350 people across Europe and, compared to its competitors, was the busiest airline in 2021 in terms of recovery of load factor, operations and customer satisfaction.
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Volotea Press
www.volotea.com/es/sala-de-prensa/
Tel: +34 931 171 777