Aviation software company PACE today announced that Hawaiian Airlines last month became the first US airline to adopt their Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer (FPO) software, which uses satellite communication to continuously inform flight crews about winds, projected turbulence and aircraft performance.
Hawaiian’s Airbus A330 aircraft pilots can access updated information on their tablets throughout the flight to make any needed adjustments to chart the quickest, most comfortable and fuel-efficient trajectory from take-off to landing.
Last year, Hawaiian lowered jet fuel burn by seven million gallons, enough to power 14,300 vehicles for one year, amid a fleet modernization and expanded efficiency initiatives.
The airline estimates Pacelab FPO will reduce annual fuel consumption by an additional one percent – approximately 1.3 million gallons – and prevent more than 12,000 pounds of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere.
Pilots who operate Hawaiian’s 24-aircraft wide-body A330 fleet are utilizing Pacelab FPO on the airline’s network of non-stop flights connecting Hawai‘i to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Tahiti, American Samoa, and the US mainland.
Hawaiian intends to make the software available aboard its mid-haul Airbus A321 new narrow-body fleet that will grow from 13 to 18 aircraft by early next year as the carrier increases service between US west coast cities and the Hawaiian Islands.
