"Russia" was the first among the airlines of the Russian Federation to use domestic meteorological software. This will help save fuel

2022: Introduction of domestic meteorological software for fuel economy

On November 8, 2022, it became known that Russia"" (group Aeroflot"") was the first among airlines RUSSIAN FEDERATION to start using data Roshydromet on the basis of domestic to software improve the accuracy of calculations of operational flight plans. Information updated every 6 hours, which increases fuel efficiency by 3%.

Rossiya Airlines, as it reported on November 8, 2022, has already begun introducing Roshydromet meteorological data into the Pilot Onboard Electronic Tablet (EFB) system, having received the appropriate permission from the authorized body in the field of meteorological support for flights.

"Russia" was the first among the airlines of the Russian Federation to use domestic meteorological software. This will help save fuel

It is noted that the partnership of "Russia" with domestic companies allows you to improve the organization and implementation of navigation support for flights. For the first time in the history of civil aviation of the Russian Federation, only Russian suppliers take part in solving the problem of calculating flight in accordance with recommended practice and high ICAO standards. The Аэролоция.PRO program was developed by Aerosoft.

The Aeronautical Information Center, a branch of the State Air Traffic Management Corporation, provides a navigation database, and meteorological information comes from Roshydromet via a specially created communication channel.

The information received by Rossiya Airlines in real time includes all the necessary data for the preparation and safe execution of flights: wind and temperature forecasts for different flight levels in GRIB2 format, issued 4 times a day, ORMET in Eurasia and Africa, as well as graphic weather.

As added to the airline "Russia," previously used foreign software, the domestic showed itself not only no worse, but also more accurately in many respects.^[1]

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