JAL's first ASPIRE flight

Today, October 10, the first JAL ASPIRE flight was conducted on JO77 HNL-KIX.

ASPIRE, which stands for Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions, is a joint initiative by the U.S. FAA, Airservices Australia, and Airways New Zealand. This initiative aims to reduce the environmental impact from flights in the Asia-Pacific region. This flight by JAL is also the first ASPIRE flight to be conducted by an Asian carrier. United, Qantas, and Air New Zealand have previously conducted ASPIRE flights.

For this flight, JAL has planned various measures to be conducted through out the flight to reduce weight and fuel used, which in turn will reduce the amount of emissions. JAL is projecting the 747-400 used on this flight to save 9421 lbs of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by 13140 kg.

Prior to departure, measures such as reducing the weight of inflight service items, using lighter weight ULDs, and more accurately planning the fuel load will be done to reduce the amount of weight on the aircraft.

For takeoff, JO77 used 8L instead of 8R (the Reef Runway) to shorten the amount of fuel used during taxi. This flight was also given clearance to reduce the amount of time to reach its cruising altitude.

Various measures will also be taken enroute, during approach, and landing to reduce the amount of fuel used. For the full list of measures, see the JAL press release below.

JAL to Conduct Asia's First Environmentally Efficient ASPIRE Flight (JAL press release)

ASPIRE website