SINGAPORE, 5 June 2024: Emirates has joined the International Air Transport Association’s Turbulence Aware Platform, making it the first airline to integrate the IATA platform within the latest version of Lido mPilot, the mobile navigation solution from Lufthansa Systems.
Bringing these platforms together offers a wealth of data, combined with new technologies that make up-to-the-minute, highly accurate turbulence information and forecasts available for pilots. This equips them with the means to plot the best paths around affected areas for enhanced safety, efficient navigation, and optimisation of flight plans.
In conjunction with the IATA Turbulence Aware Platform, the airline has equipped more than 140 aircraft with the required onboard software to automatically share turbulence reports with all airlines contributing data to the platform. Over the next few years, all new aircraft joining the Emirates fleet, such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777-9, 777-8, and B787, will participate in the programme.
Emirates Airline Divisional Senior Vice President, Flight Operations Captain Hassan Alhammadi said: “Actively participating in IATA’s Turbulence Aware platform and equipping our pilots with a complement of the latest industry technologies such as the mobile navigation solution Lido mPilot from Lufthansa Systems is part of our commitment to ensure operational safety, efficiency, and customer comfort on every flight. We’re also proud to contribute data around turbulence through our Middle East network and extensive links across Africa, Asia, Australia, and other regions. It will help build sophisticated industry knowledge to effectively manage turbulence and evolving weather patterns with even more precision. This is only the beginning, and we are progressing with plans to integrate more cutting-edge technologies to elevate the flying experience further so our customers can enjoy smoother journeys.”
“Mitigating the adverse effects of turbulence is an industry-wide challenge, and obtaining accurate and live data is key to this endeavour. The cooperation between IATA Turbulence Aware, Emirates and Lufthansa Systems will further improve the quality and quantity of real-time data made available to the industry, allowing for smoother and safer air travel for all,” said IATA’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Products and Services Frederic Leger.
IATA’s Turbulence Aware is a global, real-time, detailed and objective information resource for pilots and aviation professionals to manage and mitigate the impact of turbulence on operations. Turbulence is the main cause of passenger and crew injuries, leading to higher fuel usage. The platform pools anonymised turbulence data from thousands of flights operated worldwide. The information generated from this data enables pilots and dispatchers to choose optimal flight paths, avoiding turbulence and flying at peak levels and altitudes to maximise fuel efficiency, ultimately reducing carbon emissions. To date, Turbulence Aware ensured a safer flight for over 700 million passengers, which will continue to rise as new airlines join the programme.
Lido mPilot is an all-in-one mobile navigational charting application from Lufthansa Systems, configured based on Emirates’ specific operational requirements.
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