Euravia’s commitment for the
Environmental Protection

Euravia is committed and is determined to make an effective response to the problem of climate change and other environmental concerns. At Euravia we believe that we have a duty to develop solutions which protect the environment and at the same time allow for a sustainable economic growth.

At Euravia we feel that corporal responsibility for the protection of the environment is not only a legal responsibility but also a natural obligation that the company assumes for its employees, customers, business associates and our community.

Protection of the environment is our critical corporate goal and is an integral part of Euravia’s corporate philosophy. Euravia’s Management Team is monitoring compliance with environmental policies and regulations and ensures that our staff is encouraged to develop and introduce new initiatives aimed at continuous improvement. Euravia prides itself for its pioneering attitude and commitment to protect and improve our environment and is actively promoting best practices among our supply chain.

The company’s products, processes and services are scrutinized against environmental criteria over the product’s entire life cycle from development through production to maintenance.

Euravia’s Environmental Protection Programme (EEPP) contributes to a cleaner, healthier, safer and quieter working environment. As an example here are some of our initiatives:-

We re-use all packing containers and material
We have amalgamated over 60 different chemical cleaning processes (from six different OEM's) to less than six universal and environmentally friendly processes.
Our test cell facility is fully computerized resulting to reduced test times. This in term reduces fuel consumption and noise emissions. The added bonus is that engine efficiency is improved which in turn offers long term substantial environmental benefits.
We re-cycle all scrap material, chemicals, general waste etc.,
Euravia operates from specially designed and build factories thus we optimise energy consumption.
At Euravia we are using a scientific airflow tester to ensure optimum engine performance which in turn reduces gas and noise emissions and substantially reduces ware and tear which minimises new parts manufacture.
We minimise printing and use of paper (printing in draft form etc).

By using innovative repair techniques Euravia effectively helps the environmental effort. Euravia is committed in repairing components and spare parts rather than replacing them with new. This benefits both the environment and our customers by minimising the use of raw material and by eliminating unnecessary manufacturing activities and reducing energy consumption. The added benefit is that this costs substantially less to our customers.
This is what we call “win-win” at Euravia.

In addition, we believe that our recycling rates for metal components, waste and packing material is much better than the industry average. Euravia’s Test Cell Facility and Factories are equipped with state of the art noise suppression and silencing devices to ensure best possible noise emissions.

Green Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Euravia is committed and is determined to make an effective response to the problem of climate change and other environmental concerns.

At Euravia we believe that we have a duty to develop solutions which protect the environment and at the same time allow for a sustainable economic growth.

THE GREEN POWER PLANTS (Engines)
Euravia is pleased to introduce the ‘GREEN POWER PLANTS (Engines)’ which provides clear indication of our company’s commitment for the environment. This initiative is also supported by VLM Airlines.

Euravia agrees with VLM that the future of the environment is of utmost concern to all of us and we all need to take responsibility for our actions. At the same time we need to address the many misconceptions about aviation in general and, in our case, the turboprop and turboshaft engines such as the PT6A & PT6T series.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
As an example, we need to set the record straight by dispelling the myth that flying short distances, with turboprop or turboshaft engines, is more damaging to the environment than travelling on high-speed trains.

More specifically, Euravia supports the argument that rail operators are not taking the true environmental impact of their services into account. They do this by ignoring the ‘Hidden Energy Burden’ (HEB) of their operations, including the carbon footprint of the power generation for their services. We would like to emphasise the huge loss of power during transmission and the massive environmental footprint of constructing, updating and operating railway lines.

When these factors are taken into account, sources including SANE, an independent nongovernmental organisation (NGO), says that the true average CO2 emissions figures for a regional aircraft would be 95g of CO2 per passenger km.

The figure for a car with two passengers is 135g of CO2 per passenger km and for a high-speed train it is 155g – 63% higher than the figure for a regional aircraft.

We hope that the following information will provide you with a better understanding of this matter, so that you can make the best decisions about your future travel plans.

FACTS BASED ON INDEPENDENT DATA:

• Aircraft are one of the lowest sources of CO2

• Aircraft produce just 2% of global CO2 emissions

• Road transport produces 18% and

• Shipping 6% of global CO2 emissions

AIRCRAFT ARE FUEL EFFICIENT
Over the past 40 years, aircraft have become seven times more fuel efficient. For example, the VLM Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft consumes just 3.24 litres of fuel per passenger 100km – less than a Smart car, which consumes 4.70 litres.

And, of course, the Fokker 50 does all this while travelling at five times the speed of the Smart car!

AIRCRAFT ARE LESS POLLUTING THAN HIGH-SPEED TRAINS
On a short range journey of around 500km, a high-speed train emits around 99g of CO2 per passenger km, while a typical turboprop aircraft emits around 95g of CO2 per passenger km.

EMISSIONS FIGURES SHOULD INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Figures on emissions can be misleading as they often fail to include the Hidden Energy Burden (HEB) - the energy needed to build vehicles and to construct railways, roads, runways and other types of necessary infrastructure. Taking this extra energy into account, the true average CO2 emissions figures on a 500km journey are estimated as follows:

• 96g of CO2 per passenger km for a turboprop aircraft
• 140g for a car with two passengers
• 150g for a high-speed train and
• 270g for a car with one passenger

We trust that the above brief information provides you, the reader, with sufficient data to set the record straight.

We hope that you can agree with us that flying short distances, with turboprop or turboshaft engines, is environmentally friendlier than travelling on high-speed trains. Let us dispel the myth.

Euravia Engineering & Supply Co Ltd: http://www.euravia.co.uk
SENA (Sustainable Aviation Network Europe): http://www.sane-europe.eu/welcome.html?menu=normaal
VLM Airlines: http://www.flyvlm.com/emc.asp?pageId=1325

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Euravia’s commitment for the Environmental Protection

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Euravia’s commitment for the
Environmental Protection