Fuel Efficiency Research
In 2010 the airline, along with seven other companies including two other Queenstown flight operators, Real Journeys and the Helicopter line, took part research to determine optimum fuel efficiency. The research was of the New Zealand Tourism Energy Efficiency Programme, which was a partnership between the Tourism Industry Association and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
Glenorchy installed technology which showed how much fuel its aircraft were burning on a per litre an hour basis. It also installed GPS technology to inform pilots of their ground speed. This enabled them to determine the optimum altitude for fuel savings.
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