All About the JAL Group - CSR Report 2005

Global Warming

Air Transport and Global Warming
Aircraft engines use fossil fuels, and when burning, these fuels generate carbon dioxide (CO

). This accounts for the majority of greenhouse gases, which are believed to be the cause of global warming. The amount of CO

emitted by commercial aircraft in Japan is estimated to be approximately 0.9% of total domestic CO

emissions, and 2%–3% of worldwide totals.

CO Emissions for Japan (fiscal 2003)

Reducing Aircraft Fuel Consumption
The amount of CO

emitted by aircraft is approximately proportional to the amount of fuel consumed. The JAL Group is targeting fuel-consumption cuts of 20% per transported ton by 2010 compared with 1990 levels. In line with this, we are making various efforts towards reducing fuel consumption, such as the following measures:

Division	Measures
Company-wide	Phasing in fuel-efficient aircraft, decommissioning older aircraft
Flight operations	Improved cruise-performance monitoring system adopted in all aircraft in fiscal 1994 Selection of optimal flight altitude, speed, route Auto-landing under low-visibility conditions Selection of shorter domestic routes, using area navigation Operation of Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Optimizing aircraft center of gravity to reduce wind drag Use of flight simulators in flight-crew training and testing GPU use with aircraft parked at airports
Other divisions	Reducing volume and weight of cabin-service goods Local purchase of cabin-service goods and cargo fittings Efficient engine testing in aircraft maintenance Determining optimum fuel load in flight planning Direct inbound cargo flights from Europe using 747-400Fs


	Global Environmental Working Group

One of the important features of this working group is to promote awareness activities by hosting monthly meetings. In those meetings, we discuss ideas to reduce CO

emissions that can be effected by the pilot. For example, when the aircraft is on the ground, the APU provides air-conditioning and electricity, but we can reduce CO

emissions by cutting the usage time. We can also reduce CO

emissions by altering altitude and speed during the flight. Of course, ensuring safety is our top priority, and passenger comfort is also important, so it is not always possible to give precedence to CO

reduction. The working group provides ideas to meet particular conditions that occur during flight so that crews can make their flights more eco-friendly, while taking into account such factors as weather, punctuality and passenger comfort.

Hideki Kudo
747-400 captain, Global Environmental
Working Group leader

Aircraft CO Emissions

Aircraft CO2 Emissions

Changes in Aircraft CO Emissions
The graph below shows changes in estimated emissions per available ton-kilometer (ATK) emitted by commercial operation of JAL Group aircraft. The total CO

emissions in fiscal 2005 were 16,875,000 metric tons, down 0.8% from the previous fiscal year.

CO Emissions per ATK

CO2 Emissions per ATK

NB: For aircraft operated by JAL, Japan Asia Airways (JAA), JALways, Japan TransOcean Air (JTA), JAL EXPRESS (JEX), J-AIR, Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), Japan Air Commuter (JAC) and Hokkaido Air System (HAC)
ATK is calculated by using the great-circle distance.

CO Emissions per ATK for Freighters

g CO

/ton-km

Aircraft	Fisal 2003	Fisal 2004	Fisal 2005
747F, 747-400F	550	537	520

ATK Percentage of Five Low-CO-Emission Aircraft

ATK Ratio of Five Low-CO2-Emission Aircraft

Fiscal 2005 performance: 65.6%
Fiscal 2010 target: >75.0%

We aim to increase the ATK percentage of these five low-CO

-emission aircraft.

Domestic JAL Energy Saving

The annual consumption of electricity, thermal energy and water in the domestic operational bases of JAL for the last five years is shown in the following charts. Total consumption at domestic offices in fiscal 2005 was as follows:

Electricity:	222 million kWh (2.4% decrease from previous year)
Thermal energy (converted into crude oil):	16,809 kiloliters (4.9% decrease from previous year)
Total electricity and thermal energy:	2.83 billion MJ (3.0% decrease from previous year)
Water:	705,000 cubic meters (1.5% increase from previous year)

Electricity Consumption

Electricity Consumption

Thermal Energy Consumption

Thermal Energy Consumption

Water Consumption

Water Consumption

To page top