Transcript Polar Route Strategy

Polar Routes
Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Conventional
Routes
Anchorage
London
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Polar
Routes
London
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Khabarovsk
Moscow
Tokyo
Tura
Karachi
Delhi
Moscow
Tokyo
Beijing
Beijing
Singapore
Karachi
Singapore
Delhi
History of Polar Operations Between
Europe and Asia
• Europe  Asia
Washington Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Anchorage
– 1957: SAS DC-6B; CPHANC-NRT
– 1960s-1980s:
Anchorage becomes
major transit airport
– 1983: Finnair DC-10;
HEL-NRT nonstop via
Bering Strait
London
Frankfurt
Moscow
Tokyo
Beijing
Karachi
Singapore
Delhi
– Today: More than 300
flights/week from
Europe to Asia via
Russian interior
Polar Routes 1- 4: History
Washington Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
– Russia began opening its
airspace in the 1990’s
– RFE routes expanded
north and west of NOPAC
– Polar 1 - 4 conceived 1993
• First trial flight July 1998
London
Frankfurt
Moscow
Tokyo
Beijing
Karachi
Singapore
Delhi
– Formal opening Feb. 1, 2001
– ETOPS flight March 1, 2001
– Today: More than 20
passenger flights/week from
US to Asia via Polar Routes
Polar Route Advantages
• Opens new nonstop routes
– More choices
– Minimize trip times, avoid hubs
• More efficient operations
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Lower fuel burns
Shorter trip times
Increased payload potential
No intermediate fuel stop
Polar Route Use Examples
Time/Fuel Savings: Chicago-Beijing
Block Fuel, lb (000s)
200
Fuel Savings:
-7300 lb
(-3300 kg)
G490
195
B480
G491
Beijing
G495
G494
A218
G212
190
Chicago
G491
G495
• 777-200ER
• 301 Passengers
• 85% Winter Winds
B480
A218
G212
Savings:
• up to 30 minutes flight time
AND
• over 7,000 lb (3.2 tonnes) of fuel; or 5,000lb
(2.5 tonnes) increased cargo capacity
Polar Route Opportunities
Open New Markets: New York - Hong Kong
Payload, lb (000s)
70
301 Passengers
60
275
G490
Hong Kong
B480
G491
G495
254
G494
A218
50
G212
215
New York
R222
40
B480 G491 G490 G495 A218 G212 R222
• 777-200ER
• 301 Passengers
• 85% Winter Winds
Nonstop service now practical:
• Required still air range reduced over 450 nm
• Full passenger loads plus cargo
• Trip times substantially reduced
Comparison of Polar Routes &
Conventional Tracks
JFK-PEK B-777
Current
Tracks
Polar
Polar
Savings &
Gains
182
257
16:26
15:17
+75
Passengers
-69 Minutes
163
253
16:45
15:20
Summer Season
Passenger Capacity
Flight Time
Winter Season
Passenger Capacity
Flight Time
+90
Passengers
-85 Minutes
Current Cross-Polar City Pairs
Continental
Northwest
United
Hong
Kong
Beijing
Shanghai
Newark/
New York
Detroit
Chicago