SEATTLE, May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] is testing three dozen
technologies on its ecoDemonstrator program focused on
strengthening operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin
interiors, one of the most challenging parts of recycling an
airplane. The company will begin testing this month using a
777-200ER (Extended Range).
The Boeing ecoDemonstrator projects include:
- Airport operations: Testing to enable single-engine taxi
and digital taxi clearances to reduce fuel use and enhance safety
by reducing pilot workload
- Airport noise: Quantifying the benefits of flight
operation procedures, like steeper glide slope and continuous
descent approach, to reduce community noise, fuel use and
emissions
- Waste-reducing materials: Lighter, recyclable and more
durable floor coverings and recycled carbon fiber ceiling panels –
both made with 25% bio-based resin
- Noise and weight reduction: Cabin insulation to better
reduce noise and regulate humidity and temperature, and
fabric-covered acoustic panels for the bulkhead and galley
- Future cabin concepts: Economy and business class seats
with sensors that detect if someone is seated during taxi, takeoff
and landing which can improve safety, and reduce crew workload and
downtime for maintenance; a touchless water conservation lavatory;
and galley technologies to make cabin service more efficient and
reduce food waste
"The Boeing ecoDemonstrator program helps us make tangible
improvements to our products – allowing us to reduce the
environmental impacts of flying, improve the in-flight experience
and strengthen the safety of our airplanes," said Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. "We're grateful for the many partnerships
within aviation and beyond who help us turn the seemingly
impossible into reality."
"The ecoDemonstrator program is among our most iconic flight
demonstrators, having tested 250 technologies since it first took
flight in 2012," said Brian Moran,
Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer. "This year's testing of
various cabin interiors aims to help solve for the portion of
our airplanes that is not reusable or recyclable while also
reducing fuel use and crew workload."
Four of the cabin technologies will be featured at the 2024
Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg,
Germany from May 22-24. Since
its initial flights in 2012, almost every platform of the Boeing
ecoDemonstrator program has flown on sustainable aviation fuel
(SAF), and this year, the flagship airplane will fly on a 30/70
blend of SAF and conventional jet fuel.
More information about the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program is
available at boeing.com/ecoDemonstrator. Boeing's sustainability
commitments, partnerships and efforts are available at
https://www.boeing.com/sustainability.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops,
manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products
and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a
top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a
global supplier base to advance economic opportunity,
sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is
committed to innovating for the future, leading with
sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's
core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and
find your purpose at boeing.com/careers.
Contact:
Elisa Hahn
Boeing Communications
+1 (206) 482-4872
elisa.alfstad-hahn@boeing.com
Boeing Media Relations
media@boeing.com
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