The rapid growth of aviation in the Asia-Pacific region, it is essential, to examine the provider of air navigation services providers (ANSPs), airlines and other stakeholders, such as the operations are carried out both conservation to minimize the environmental and emissions. Lui Tuck Yew Minister for Transport, said in his opening speech at the 28th Federation of Air Traffic Controller in the Asia-Pacific region meeting yesterday.

The meeting was attended by 120 air traffic controllers to over 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, their opinions, ideas and experiences on the topic this year is “Greener Skies shares. The role of the ATC on the Eco-Friendly Aviation” As a manager of airlines and the airport serves, regulators, air navigation service providers and providers of air traffic services.

On the topic of the meeting, Liu said the air traffic control, higher fuel efficiency of aviation through intelligent design and management of Air Traffic Management (ATM) to facilitate through vigilance, the increased accuracy of navigation, and reduces the separation of aircraft (which allows security) at the level .

Aviation 2 percent of total global emissions of carbon dioxide, but the industry was an easy target for the rate of punishment and fines by regulators. The most controversial of these is the plan of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which begins next year.

Mr. Lui said that Singapore has committed to implementing green initiatives ATM ensures the long-term sustainability of aviation.

“The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) was part of the Initiative for Asia and the Pacific in order to reduce the emissions of certain programs or Aspire said.

“In February 2010, ACEA, together with Singapore Airlines, the first multi-sector green demonstration flight between Singapore, Tokyo and Los Angeles, to launch the set more than a door to door to ATM to reduce workflow fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in all phases of flight. ”

He added that undertook since May this year, ACEA and SIA further steps to reduce the carbon footprint with the introduction of regular flights non-stop LA-Singapore flights in the Aspire program of the Green City Journal.

SIA expects to reduce the fuel consumption of two tons and carbon savings of around 6.3 tons per flight green.

“Used by the multilateral cooperation between actors in the vending industry best practices and technologies, the city’s 4-star pair Aspire Liu said Singapore assigned.

CAAS with the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand to the implementation of joint decision between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Singapore Changi Airport, working under the auspices of the Civil Air Navigation Services.

CAAS has also explored new routes contribute operational procedures that are environmentally friendly air transport.

The plan is that the continuing decline in the operating procedures at Changi Airport will be implemented in spring 2012, showed Mr. Liu.

Source: The Business Times