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Environment
Singapore Airlines believes that providing air
transportation services of the highest quality goes hand
in hand with a long-term responsibility to help protect the
environment. With sustainable practices implemented
across the Company to ensure that our operations are
carried out in a responsible manner, the Airline manages
issues related to carbon emissions, waste, noise and the
consumption of energy and resources.
We continually work towards maintaining a young and
modern fleet of aircra. With a fleet of 102 aircra at an
average age of seven years and five months, the Airline
has also implemented a comprehensive fuel productivity
programme, which includes modification of engines
to improve fuel eiciency, as well as performance
improvement packages to reduce airframe drag. In
addition, the most fuel-eicient routes are planned for
our flights. These fuel saving measures, together with
regular fleet renewal, help to reduce emissions.
SIA has participated in the Asia and Pacific
Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE)
programme since 2010.
Maintaining a modern
and fuel-eicient fleet of
102 aircra
at an average age
of seven years and
five months
Operating Review continued
SIA has participated in the Asia and Pacific Initiative
to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) programme since
2010. A unique partnership between air navigation
service providers, we share the aim to reduce carbon
emissions from fuel burn in all flight phases. At
present, Singapore Airlines’ flights between Singapore
and destinations in the Southwest Pacific (Auckland,
Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney) are operated
under the ASPIRE programme.
As an active member of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Users Group (SAFUG), SIA has pledged to advance and
adopt aviation biofuels produced in a sustainable way.
We are committed to collaborating with government
agencies and stakeholders to overcome any supply
and infrastructure challenges that may hinder the
commercial use of sustainable aviation fuels as we
believe that sustainable aviation biofuels hold the key to
the industry’s carbon neutral growth goal beyond 2020.
In line with the International Civil Aviation
Organization’s (ICAO) Chapter 4 noise standard, which
is applicable to all new aircra, and its international
standards for NOx, CO, hydrocarbons and exhaust
levels, the SIA Group continually seeks improvements
to reduce engine noise and gas emissions. The
passenger fleet for the airlines in the Group – SIA,
SilkAir, Scoot and Tigerair – together with SIA Cargo’s
freighters, all meet the rigorous 2004 ICAO CAEP/6
Emission Standards for NOx.
While Singapore Airlines has taken significant steps to
reduce carbon emissions from its aircra operations,
a wide spectrum of measures have been put in
place to conserve energy and reduce wastage in the
oice, focusing on resource conservation and waste
minimisation.
More information on the Airline’s environmental
activities and programmes are available in the
Singapore Airlines Sustainability Report FY2015/16.
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