Azul expands fuel-saving APU Zero program to Maceió
AZUL•Azul expanded its APU Zero program to Maceió on Oct. 13, bringing coverage to 24 bases. The program has saved 122 million kilograms of fuel and avoided 322,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions since implementation began.
1. Program reaches Maceió
External ground power and air conditioning are expected to cut auxiliary power unit use in Maceió from 80% to 46%. A potential second ground-support unit could lower use to 15% of aircraft ground time.
