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SUSTAINABILITY

Boeing to test sustainable

technologies for cabin interiors on

ecoDemonstrator

ircraft cabin inte- ing to enable single- ness class seats with impossible into reality.”
riors is one of the engine taxi and digital sensors that detect “The ecoDemonstrator
most challenging taxi clearances to reduce if someone is seated program is among our most
Aparts of recycling fuel use and enhance during taxi, takeoff iconic flight demonstra-
an airplane, says Boeing safety by reducing pilot and landing which can tors, having tested 250
and as the next phase in workload improve safety, and technologies since it first
the ecoDemonstrator pro- Ó Airport noise: Quantify- reduce crew work- took flight in 2012,” said
gram, Boeing will focus on ing the benefits of flight load and downtime for Brian Moran, Boeing Chief
strengthening operational operation procedures, maintenance; a touch- Sustainability Officer. “This
efficiency and sustain- like steeper glide slope less water conservation year’s testing of various
ability in cabin interiors. and continuous descent lavatory; and galley cabin interiors aims to help
Sustainable cabin technolo- approach, to reduce technologies to make solve for the portion of our
gies include seat cushion community noise, fuel cabin service more ef- airplanes that is not reus-
sensors to reduce crew use and emissions ficient and reduce food able or recyclable while
workload and smart galley Ó Waste-reducing materi- waste also reducing fuel use and
tools to improve efficiency, als: Lighter, recyclable “The Boeing ecoDemon- crew workload.”
reduce waste. Some of the and more durable floor strator program helps us Out of the above 36, four
other projects will focus on coverings and recycled make tangible improve- of the cabin technologies
single-engine taxi and digi- carbon fiber ceiling ments to our products – will be featured at the 2024
tal taxi tests to reduce fuel panels – both made with allowing us to reduce the Aircraft Interiors Expo in
usage and enhance safety 25% bio-based resin environmental impacts of Hamburg, Germany from
Boeing will test ap- Ó Noise and weight reduc- flying, improve the in-flight May 22-24. Since its initial
proximately 36 different tion: Cabin insulation to experience and strengthen flights in 2012, almost ev-
technologies on its eco- better reduce noise and the safety of our airplanes,” ery platform of the Boeing
Demonstrator program regulate humidity and said Stephanie Pope, ecoDemonstrator program
using its Extended Range temperature, and fabric- president and CEO of Boe- has flown on sustainable
777-200ER. covered acoustic panels ing Commercial Airplanes. aviation fuel (SAF), and this
for the bulkhead and “We’re grateful for the year, the flagship airplane
The Boeing ecoDemonstra- galley many partnerships within will fly on a 30/70 blend of
tor projects include: Ó Future cabin concepts: aviation and beyond who SAF and conventional jet
Ó Airport operations: Test- Economy and busi- help us turn the seemingly fuel.

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