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Hyderabad’s International Airport Moves
Towards 100 Percent LED Lighting
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ameco Delivers Converted B757 another three 757s is presently underway. (RGIA), Hyderabad which is operated by
Ameco recently completed the delivery of Ameco Chengdu Branch completed its GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
a converted Boeing 757 aircraft to China first conversion in May of 2014. Ameco’s (GHIAL) has become India’s second airport
Postal Airlines. The aircraft conversion was Beijing Base undertakes overhaul of to convert the entire Taxiway Edge Lights
undertaken by Ameco’s Chengdu Branch RB211 engines powering Boeing 757 from halogen lamps to energy efficient
and China Postal Airlines is a new customer aircraft. Company officials indicate that LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). GHIAL has
for eco’s conversion business. Since 2014, the workload on this engine has increased already completed 75 percent of the
Ameco’s Chengdu Branch has delivered a in the first four months of the year as work required to convert RGIA into a 100
total of six Boeing 757s and conversion of compared to a year ago. percent LED Airport and the airport was
recently achieved recognition for Carbon
Neutral Airport (Level 3 + Neutrality). The
SWISS Receives First Bombardier CS300 the CS300 models,” said Rob Dewar, Vice international airport in India’s Southern
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has President, C Series Aircraft Program, state of Hyderabad caters to more
taken delivery of its first CS300 aircraft Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “With its than 15 million passengers per annum
at Bombardier’s facility in Mirabel, Canada. 20 additional seats, this second model in (MPPA) and clocks in nearly 400 daily air
SWISS’ first CS300 aircraft is scheduled the C Series family ideally complements traffic movements. “GHIAL is committed
to enter service on June 1st, 2017 with our current aircraft fleet, and gives us an towards fostering a green culture at
its maiden commercial flight taking optimal equipment mix for our European RGIA. We have been progressively taking
passengers from Geneva to Heathrow. short- and medium-haul services. Our first steps to transform our airport into a
SWISS becomes the first airline to operate CS300 will be initially stationed in Geneva, truly green airport. Migration to LED has
both C Series aircraft models. “The C where its superior comfort credentials been a strategic decision for environment
Series aircraft program continues getting will be excellently suited to this premium sustenance with the objective of reducing
strong momentum with its successful travel market,” says Thomas Klühr, SWISS’s carbon emissions and promoting energy
entry into service with SWISS and today, Chief Executive Officer. “In fact, our entire efficiency. More than 75 percent of all
the launch airline becomes the first one Geneva-based fleet will soon consist solely lighting fixtures at RGIA have been
to take delivery of both the CS100 and of Bombardier C Series aircraft,” he says. converted to LED, and very soon we will
become 100 percent LED lit Airport,” says
SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL. Taxiway Edge
First Airbus A320neo Delivered to Vistara lights have now been converted from
Indian full-service airline and joint venture 36 W halogen lamps to 01W LED lamps
between Tata Sons Ltd. and Singapore and the lumen level of these LED lights
Airlines (SIA), Vistara has taken delivery installed at Taxiway Edges meet the ICAO
of its first A320neo. The aircraft sports (International Civil Aviation Organization)
a unique A320neo Vistara star symbol and DGCA (Directorate General of Civil
livery on its underbelly and is configured Aviation) requirements. RGIA has more
in a three-class layout with 158 seats than 26,000 conventional lamps and it has
(8 business class, 24 premium and 126 been a monumental task to convert them
economy class). Vistara has also selected 13 A320 aircraft on domestic routes in into LEDs. As of date more than 19,500
mood lighting for the cabin. The aircraft India. With this latest delivery, Airbus has traditional lamps have been converted into
is powered by CFM International LEAP delivered more than 110 A320neo aircraft LEDs, which has amounted to a saving of 2.2
engines and Vistara currently operates to 24 operators. Million Units of electricity per annum.

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