Vistara wins ch-aviation Asia's 3rd youngest aircraft fleet award again

New Delhi : Vistara, India's one of the leading full service carrier, was named the winner of the ch-aviation Asia's 3rd Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2023 for the second consecutive year. 
Each year, ch-aviation, Switzerland-based airline intelligence provider and research company, recognises airlines globally that maintain young, modern and efficient aircraft fleet as this contributes significantly to reducing CO2 emissions.

On the occasion, Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said, "At Vistara, we take pride in maintaining a young and modern fleet of aircraft equipped with fuel-efficient engines that contribute significantly to lowering CO2 emissions."

Thomas Jaeger, CEO, ch-aviation, said, "ch-aviation's Youngest Fleet Award recognises airlines dedicated to keeping their fleet young and using new generation aircraft. We, at ch-aviation, believe it is critical to recognise those airlines that truly work hard toward fixing this problem by keeping their fleets young because they're the ones that make a difference. It is essential to mention that this Award is entirely based on non-manipulable fleet data."

With an average aircraft age of 3.3 years, Vistara's current fleet of A320neo, A321neo and B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft is powered by cutting-edge technologies and the most advanced systems that result in reduction in engine noise as well as nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions. 

Committed to adopting sustainable practices, Vistara aims to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing emissions through operational efficiencies and by investing in various emerging green technologies. 

For instance, the airline digitalised several processes to reduce the use of paper thereby managing the weight of an aircraft and saving fuel. Vistara also partnered with Ultramain ELB systems to introduce an E-tech logbook solution (currently in the airborne stage) in order to go paperless in its operations. Initiatives such as E-Tugs or Electric Power Tuggers for day-to-day maintenance tasks, using alternatives to APU (auxiliary power unit) at airports, among others, have enabled the airline's operations to become more sustainable.