Boeing’s 777-200 ecoDemonstrator has taken its position on the static line following the completion of its final round of testing during a flight from Boeing Field in Seattle to Singapore via Osaka. The widebody, making the ecoDemonstrator program’s first appearance at an international air show, made the trip on a 30-percent blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Los Angeles-based World Energy while carrying perishables in what Boeing calls a cold-chain “smart” container in its cargo hold.
Some of the campaign’s most promising tests evaluated technologies dedicated to sharing digital information between air traffic control, the flight deck, and an airline's operations center to aid routing efficiency and safety. Others involved an electronic flight bag application that uses next-generation communications to automatically provide rerouting information to pilots when weather conditions warrant; so-called connected cabin technologies that make galleys and lavatories “smart” and monitor cabin conditions such as temperature and humidity to facilitate automatic adjustments; and cameras to provide more passengers with a view outside the airplane.
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