Etihad Greenliner lands in Abu Dhabi – The National

Etihad Greenliner lands in Abu Dhabi – The National

The Boeing 787 landed after a 13-hour delivery flight from Charleston and is set to test green technologies. Etihad's new Greenliner has landed in Abu Dhabi.. The modified Boeing 787 touched down at Abu Dhabi International Airport just after 8am on Thursday, January 23.. The Greenliner will now be used as a flying "laboratory" for Etihad and Boeing.. It will test new technology in an effort to help reduce carbon emissions and make the aviation industry more sustainable.. The almost 13-hour flight landed in Abu Dhabi ahead of schedule after an early departure from the US.. As the 787 #Greenliner descends toward Abu Dhabi, pilots are employing a more efficient continuous descent profile, rather than the standard step-down method where an aircraft is cleared to a lower altitude then cleared to descend again.. The delivery flight operated with a 30 per cent blend of bio-fuel.. Pilots on the delivery flight made use of Boeing's FliteDeck Advisor.. This style of landing is more efficient than the common approach where an aircraft descends, maintains altitude, and then descends again.. Greenliner flights will see Etihad and Boeing trial new procedures and initiatives aimed at reducing fuel consumption and carbon dioxide