Concerned Airline Fuel

The national flagship airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, relaunched this week its strategic plan to fuel economy, due to the serious crisis meant rising oil since early this year. A statement from the company in 2009 and Southern Airlines launched its Master Plan to Fuel Economy "has already achieved significant results." "Given the current situation of high oil prices increase, the communique continues, it has decided to relaunch the Plan in order to deepen and accelerate the pace of its implementation, taking advantage of new technologies available in next generation aircraft recently joined the group as well as investments in flight monitoring equipment. " For the company fuel expenses represented 40% of total operating expenses, U.S. $ 464 million in 2010. The average fuel price during 2009 was U.S. $ 60 a barrel in 2010 amounted to U.S. $ 80 and in 2011 has already exceeded U.S. $ 110, representing an annual increase of over 30% each year. The plan is based primarily on the incorporation of 20 new teams keep GPU powered airplanes on the ground to perform maintenance activities, supply and refurbishment of the aircraft with a significant saving of jet fuel A-1.

While the TAM airlines has been recognized as the best company in Latin America in the management of aviation fuel and has just been awarded at the 14th annual Armbrust Award in the category 'Best Department Aviation Fuel' .

The manager of the Department of Energy, Paulus Figueiredo, said that "we received this award with great satisfaction, because it represents a public recognition of the quality and qualification of TAM in the management of the strategic input as well as recognition of the effort and professionalism the team responsible for the daily relationship with the aviation fuel industry. "

It is the second consecutive year that the Department of Energy TAM receives the award. The award is given annually by the AAG (Armbrust Aviation Group), serving more than 70 years in the areas of airport infrastructure and aviation fuels. To reach this verdict, Armbrust Group heard about 30 companies in the sector between October and November this year

The group provides consulting services to airlines, airports, fuel producers and distributors and government agencies. Also published monthly, 15 years ago, the Jet Fuel Report, a major newspaper of international aviation segment.