Viva, first airline in Latin America to implement technology to reduce fuel consumption

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3 years ago

In line with its purpose of generating more efficient and sustainable processes, Viva has become the first airline in Latin America to acquire the ‘Flight Pulse’ and ‘Fuel Insight’ platforms from General Electrics, which will allow it to optimize the use of fuel and thereby reduce CO2 emissions in its operations.

With the implementation of these platforms, the airline will be able to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 42% in its takeoffs and landings, an amount equivalent to the carbon dioxide absorbed by approximately 40 thousand mature trees per year.

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“At Viva, we are standard bearers of sustainability and good environmental practices for the airline industry. In this sense, technology is our great ally on this path. For this reason, with the support of General Electric, we are committed to the use of innovative solutions by implementing the ‘Flight Pulse’ and ‘Fuel Insight’ software, with which we can standardize our fuel use policies and clearly delimit each efficiency opportunity, without affecting our operational safety at any time and offering better prices and better experiences to our travelers,” said Felix Antelo, CEO & President of Grupo Viva.

Through both digital tools, the airline will be able to generate accurate information on the use of fuel in operations, a trend that is increasingly growing in the aviation industry as well as energy and operational efficiency; Viva currently has the most modern fleet in Colombia, the second in South America and the fourth in the world, the sum of all these aspects will allow it to make decisions in line with environmental and economic sustainability to become the airline with the lowest unit cost per passenger in the world.