Transavia starts collaboration with students and alumni of UvA and TU Delft for sustainability innovations
Transavia has started a collaboration with Bit (wearebit.com) to build on technical innovations that contribute to making flying even more sustainable. Bit is a research organization at the Amsterdam Science Park where the 50 best technical talents develop prototypes of hardware, software and artificial intelligence for leading companies. Mattijs ten Brink, CEO Transavia: “We have the ambition to reduce our footprint, CO2 emissions. We want to accelerate in a number of areas and have brought in the expertise of these top talents for this purpose.”
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Transavia invests in sustainability in various areas. Mattijs ten Brink: “We reduce CO2 emissions by investing in fleet renewal, more economical flying, engine washes, Split Scimitar Winglets and cooperation in making fuel more sustainable, such as the initiative at Rotterdam The Hague Airport with sustainable kerosene from CO2. In addition, we have activities on the ground such as the use of solar panels, the use of green energy and gray water and the use of electric vehicles. There are also projects underway to reduce waste on board. We are looking for collaboration with partners in all areas, such as now with these UvA and TU Delft alumni who are among the best of their class. They can research targeted innovations and help us fly more economically with the help of artificial intelligence, for example.”
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Marco van der Werf, co-founder of Bit: “Bit specializes in developing projects with the latest research topics such as artificial intelligence, internet of things and Smart Robots. They are now using this knowledge, for example, to investigate how the exact weight of the device with a load can be measured in real time. After all, when the exact weight of the aircraft and passengers is known, flying can be very efficient.”
Peter Smit, Head of Flight Services: “One of the elements that is now being examined is whether the actual weight of the aircraft and passengers can be determined based on progressive techniques such as Deep Learning combined with infrared. With this data, our pilots can calculate exactly which flight height and speed are most optimal for the most sustainable flight possible. This saves fuel and therefore CO2 emissions.” The experiments that the Bit'ers carry out are done at Eindhoven Airport, where all cooperation is provided for carrying out the research.
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The Bit people are also working on the project with great enthusiasm. Vincent Damen, Bit'er and UvA alumnus: “It's great to get this great opportunity to contribute to making flying more sustainable. We are very curious about the results of the experiment and hope that together with Transavia we will take another step in reducing CO2 emissions.”