Abstract :
Over the last few years, much attention has been paid to the declining service by airlines. No longer providing meals, additional luggage fees, and the 3 oz. liquid container rules have made flying an increasingly stressful experience. As the experience for passengers has become more complicated, the airlines have found a simplified solution for one task- washing their engines -thanks to EcoPower engine wash. EcoPower service uses only atomized water to wash the engines of commercial and military aircraft. Produced by Pratt & Whitney, the benefits of this fairly recent development are numerous: reductions in fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions, subsequent cost savings, less water usage, no hazardous chemical runoff, and speedy service, requiring only 45 minutes to an hour for the wash, as opposed to the four to six hours required by other methods.
Keywords :
aerospace engines; air pollution control; aircraft; carbon compounds; chemical hazards; cleaning; cost reduction; travel industry; EcoPower engine wash; airline services; carbon dioxide emission reduction; commercial aircraft; cost saving; environmental concerns; fuel burn reduction; hazardous chemical runoff; military aircraft; water usage minimization;