ecoDemonstrator Tests Next-Gen Air Traffic Management Connectivity

Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737-9
Enhanced connectivity with Inmarsat’s Iris data link system is one of 20 technologies being tested on Boeing’s eighth ecoDemonstrator—a 737-9 owned by Alaskan Airlines.
Credit: Joe Walker
Aside from improvements in airframes and engines, one of the biggest potential untapped areas for reducing aviation carbon emissions in the near term is smarter, more efficient use of airspace, including direct routing and optimized cruise altitudes. A key enabler to achieving these efficiencies is...

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