SunExpress will decrease its carbon footprint
by 6 million kilograms of CO2 annually
ANTALYA, Türkiye and SEATTLE, July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SunExpress, a joint venture
between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, and Vortex Control
Technologies (VCT) announced SunExpress as its European launch
customer for VCT's proven Finlet technology which will reduce
SunExpress's carbon footprint for its Next-Generation Boeing
737-800 aircraft. VCT Finlets are a patented array of small "fins"
strategically placed on the aircraft's aft fuselage which modify
airflow and reduce drag, which in turn decreases fuel consumption
and carbon emissions while enhancing an aircraft's range, climb
performance and endurance.
VCT Finlets have so far been implemented on five of SunExpress's
737-800 aircraft in phase one of the program and have been in
service since May of this year. During phase two, up to twenty-five
additional 737-800 aircraft are planned to be equipped with VCT
Finlets, translating to annual savings of half million gallons of
fuel, and preventing nearly 6 million kilograms (13 million pounds)
of carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere.
SunExpress Chief Operations Officer Cemil Sayar commented that "Our
commitment to operational efficiency and sustainability encompasses
every facet of our operations. This technology enables us to reduce
fuel consumption while boosting overall performance, thereby
extending an aircraft's range, improving performance, and enhancing
endurance. Our partnership with VCT underscores our dedication to
being environmentally responsible through operational efficiency
and sustainability initiatives that contributes to lowering our
carbon footprint."
"The certification of Finlets on the 737-700, 800 and 900ER is
the culmination of over a decade long design effort involving wind
tunnel testing, computational fluid dynamics, and comprehensive
U.S. Air Force and FAA flight tests on the C-130, C-17 and 737NG
aircraft," said VCT's Chief Executive Officer, Gil Morgan. "SunExpress is our first
European partner in this endeavor, and we look forward to helping
them achieve their operational and sustainability goals."
About SunExpress
Established in 1989 as a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and
Lufthansa, SunExpress acts as a tourism ambassador between Türkiye
and Europe with over 30 years of
experience and leisure airline expertise. SunExpress flies more
than 175 routes to 30 countries and carries more than 11 million
passengers every year. With its headquarters in Antalya and
Frankfurt and bases in Izmir and
Ankara, SunExpress has more than
3,500 employees and a fleet of 66 aircraft. SunExpress was named
the 'Best Leisure Airline in Europe' in the latest global survey by
Skytrax. You may find detailed information about SunExpress at
www.sunexpress.com.
About Vortex Control Technologies
VCT develops sustainable aviation solutions to achieve carbon
neutrality for today's commercial & military aircraft. Through
a combination of analytical and empirical methods involving
proprietary software, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind
tunnel and flight test data, VCT's proven professionals have
successfully developed patented technologies that make aircraft
more efficient. To date, VCT has saved more than 3.8M gallons of fuel and has prevented over
81M pounds of carbon emissions from
entering our atmosphere. To learn more about VCT and Finlets,
please visit www.vcteco.com.
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunexpress-further-reduces-its-carbon-footprint-as-vcts-european-launch-customer-of-finlets-for-its-737-800-aircraft-302194069.html
SOURCE Vortex Control Technologies