I-Air New Zealand ilingana namaphiko ukunciphisa amafutha, ukukhutshwa

I-Air New Zealand iqikelela ukuba iya kusindisa ngaphezu kwe-NZ $ 7.5 yezigidi kumafutha kunye ne-16,000 yeetoni ze-CO2 ezikhutshwa minyaka le ngokufaka iiphiko ezidityanisiweyo zokuphucula ukusebenza kwinqwelomoya yayo emihlanu ye-Boeing 767-300ER.

Iinqanawa ze-767, ezisebenza e-Australia, kwiZiqithi zePasifiki nase-Honolulu, ziya kufakwa kwiiphiko ngokuqhubekayo ukususela ngoJulayi kunyaka ozayo. Umsebenzi uya kuqhutywa yi-Air New Zealand Technical Operations kwaye kulindeleke ukuba ugqitywe ekupheleni kuka-2009.

Amaphiko, aphuhliswe ngabakwa-Aviation Partners Boeing, intsebenziswano ye-Aviation Partners Incorporated kunye neNkampani ye-Boeing, zizixhobo ezinamaphiko ezi-3.4m eziphezulu ezenza iphiko lenqwelo-moya lisebenze ngakumbi ngokunciphisa ukutsala kufutshane nencam yephiko. Oku kuthetha ukuba inqwelomoya isebenzisa amafutha amancinci, kwaye inokunyuka ngokukhawuleza.

Umphathi Jikelele we-Air New Zealand u-Airline Operations Captain David Morgan uthe ukufakwa kwee-winglets kwakuyingxenye yokuzinikela okuqhubekayo kwe-Air New Zealand ekunciphiseni ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha kunye nokukhutshwa kwe-CO2.

Nangona i-winglets yayiyi-investment enkulu, iya kubonelela ngokusingqongileyo kwexesha elide, ukusebenza kunye neenzuzo zorhwebo kwiinkonzo zokusebenza zeenqwelo moya kumacandelo amade, watsho.

“Ngenxa yeli phulo silindele ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwepetroli kuzo zonke iinqwelo zethu ezingama-767 malunga ne-1.6 yesigidi semiphanda ngonyaka. Oku kuthetha ukonga izigidi ngezigidi zeerandi kwishishini xa kujongwa ixabiso eliphezulu kakhulu lamafutha ejethi.”

I-airline iya kuphinda ithathele ingqalelo ii-winglets zezinye iinqwelo-moya ezisebenza ixesha elide, njenge-Boeing 777-200ERs, njengoko zifumaneka.

UCaptain Morgan uthi i-Air New Zealand ibe yinkokeli yehlabathi ekuhloleni yonke inkalo yokusebenza kwayo ngenqwelomoya ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni ngokulondoloza amafutha.
“I-Air New Zealand ibisoloko iphambili ekufumaneni iindlela zokunciphisa ifuthe lethu lokusingqongileyo kwaye ukuza kuthi ga ngoku inkqubo yethu yokusebenza ngenqwelomoya ihambise iitoni ezingama-91,000 ekunciphiseni ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwiminyaka nje emithathu. Besinenjongo yokuba sibe phezulu kwi-100,000 yeetoni kwisithuba seminyaka emihlanu kwaye sijongeka ngathi siyayibetha phantse iminyaka emibini,” utshilo.

Amanyathelo okuqala amkelwe luluhlu lweenqwelomoya ukusuka ekunciphiseni ubunzima kwinqwelomoya ukuya ekufakweni kwamafutha achanekileyo ngakumbi, ukwandisa isantya sokubhabha, ukusetyenziswa ngcono kwamandla aphantsi komhlaba xa inqwelomoya ikwisango lesikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye neeprofayili eziphuculweyo zokuhla.

I-airline yinxalenye yenyathelo lokuqala kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseSan Francisco ukwandisa ukusebenza kakuhle kwezithuthi zomoya, eziye zasindisa kwiinyanga ezintandathu zokuqala kuqikelelwa kwiilitha ezingama-48,000 zamafutha kunye neetoni ze-120 zokukhutshwa kwe-CO2.