The list below provides an overview of the key improvements implemented on 7 December 2017:
- Albania - FRALB - Free Route Airspace Albania - Phase 2.
- Armenia - ARMFRA Free Route Airspace Yerevan ACC.
- Maastricht UAC - FRAM2 Project - Phase 1.
- Slovenia - RNAV 1 procedures Ljubljana TMA.
- Switzerland - ACC Zurich - Sector West Re-Organization - Step 1.
Thanks to the airspace enhancements implemented during AIRAC 1713 as well as the airspace design improvements put in place since AIRAC 1613 in connection with changing traffic patterns and structure, the additional, potential savings offered during the AIRAC cycle 1713 amount to 39,300 NMs flown less compared with the equivalent AIRAC cycle in 2016. This translates into 236 tons of fuel, or 786 tons of CO2, or € 196,500.
Based on the last filed flight plan indicator and as a result of the airspace design improvements put in place since AIRAC 1613 in connection with changing traffic patterns and the airline choices made, the actual gains calculated during the AIRAC cycle 1713 amount to 60 000 NMs flown less compared to the equivalent AIRAC cycle in 2016. This translates into 360 tons of fuel, or 1,200 tons of CO2, or € 300,000.