I ka manawa o ka World Environment Day, ke hōʻike nei ʻo Emirates i kahi ʻenehana hoʻomaʻemaʻe mokulele i hiki i ka mokulele ke mālama i nā miliona lita o ka wai i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Hoʻohana ʻo Emirates i ka ʻenehana 'aircraft drywash' e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kāna mokulele. E like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia e ka inoa, liʻiliʻi a ʻaʻohe wai i komo i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka mokulele, he ʻokoʻa ia me nā ʻano hana maʻamau o ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe mokulele e hoʻohana mau ana i nā tausani lita o ka wai no ka holoi ʻana.
I ka holo ʻana o kēlā me kēia lele, hōʻiliʻili kahi mokulele i ka lepo a me ka lepo ma luna o kona ʻili waho. Ma waho aʻe o ka hana ʻana o ka mokulele i ka lepo a me ka liʻiliʻi o ka hoihoi, ʻo ka lepo e hōʻiliʻili ana ma ka ʻili o ka mokulele e hoʻonui ai i ka wahie e hoʻopau ai ma ka hana ʻana i ka mokulele i ke kaumaha a me ka emi ʻana o ka aerodynamic. Hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia nā mokulele ma ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai kaomi nui ma waena o ʻehā a ʻelima mau manawa i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Eia naʻe, ma ka awelika, hoʻohana kēia ʻenehana ma mua o 11,300 lita o ka wai e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i hoʻokahi mokulele Airbus A380 a ʻoi aku ma mua o 9,500 lita o ka wai e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kahi mokulele Boeing 777 i kēlā me kēia manawa.
Mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana o 2016 ua hoʻohana ʻo Emirates i kahi ʻenehana holoi maloʻo mokulele e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kāna mau ʻauwaʻa ma luna o 250 mokulele. Ma kēia ʻenehana, hoʻohana mua ʻia kahi huahana hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai i ka lima o ka ʻili waho o ka mokulele. Hoʻohana ʻia ka lole microfibre maʻemaʻe e wehe i ka mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe i maloʻo i kahi kiʻiʻoniʻoni, wehe i ka lepo me ia a waiho ʻia ka mokulele maʻemaʻe a poni. Ua waiho ʻia ka mokulele me kahi kiʻiʻoniʻoni pale maikaʻi e hiki ai i ka ʻili i pena ke mālama i kahi ʻōlinolino lōʻihi a ʻālohilohi. He 15 mau hola e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kahi A12 a ma kahi o 380 mau hola e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kahi mokulele Boeing 9.
E nānā i kahi wikiō o kahi Emirates Airbus A380 e hele ana i kahi holoi maloʻo ma ka Emirates Engineering hangar ma Dubai.
Nui nā pono o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻenehana holoi maloʻo. ʻO ka mea mua, he liʻiliʻi ka wai e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka mokulele. Ke hoʻohui ʻia ma luna o kāna mau ʻauwaʻa o 260 mokulele, mālama ʻo Emirates ma luna o 11 miliona lita o ka wai i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Hoʻohui ʻia ka ʻenehana holoi mokulele wai ʻole e hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia ka mokulele no ka manawa lōʻihi a laila e hōʻemi ana i ka nui o nā manawa e holoi ʻia ai ka mokulele i ʻekolu manawa i ka makahiki, a e hōʻemi ana hoʻi i ka hoʻohana wahie o ka mokulele no ka emi ʻana o ka lepo. .
ʻO ka hana, hiki ke hana ʻia nā hana mālama ʻē aʻe ma luna o ka mokulele i ka wā o kahi holoi maloʻo ʻaʻole hiki ke holoi ʻia ka mokulele me ka wai ma muli o ka naʻau o nā mea hana i ka wai.
Ua kūpaʻa ʻo Emirates i ka ʻoihana mokulele e pili ana i ke kaiapuni a lawelawe i kekahi o nā ʻauwaʻa ʻōpio ʻoi loa o ka honua. Ma waho aʻe o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka holoi maloʻo no kāna mokulele, ua hoʻohana ka mokulele i kekahi mau hana hoʻoikaika ikaika ʻē aʻe ma kāna mau hana.
ʻEnekinia a me ka mālama ʻana
Ke hoʻohana nei ʻo Emirates i kahi ʻenehana holoi hoʻomaʻemaʻe hou no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i nā ʻenekini mokulele e hiki ai i ka mokulele ke hoʻopakele ma kahi o 200 tonnes o carbon dioxide i kēlā me kēia makahiki ma waena o kāna mau ʻauwaʻa. ʻO nā hana ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka hoʻokomo ʻana i hoʻokahi megawatt array o nā panela voltaic photo solar ma ka mokuʻāina o ka ʻoihana Emirates Engine Maintenance Center ma Dubai. Hoʻopuka nā paneli ma luna o 1,800 megawatt-hola o ka uila i kēlā me kēia makahiki, e kōkua ana i ka mālama ʻana ma kahi o 800 tonnes i ka hoʻoiho kalapona. Ua hoʻokomo pū ʻo Emirates Engineering i nā kukui LED hoʻōla i ka ikehu i hoʻoulu ʻia e nā mea ʻike neʻe e hōʻemi nui ana i ka hoʻohana uila.
Huahana Inflight
Ua hoʻolauna ʻo Emirates i nā pākeʻe hoʻomau i hana ʻia mai 100% o nā ʻōmole plastik recycled. Me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻenehana ecoTHREAD™ patented, ua hana ʻia kēlā me kēia pākeʻe mai 28 mau hue plastik recycled. Ua manaʻo ʻia ma ka hopena o 2019, ua hoʻopakele ʻo Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blankets i 88 miliona mau hue plastik mai nā pae ʻāina.
He Apopo Omaomao
Ma o kāna papahana 'A Greener Tomorrow', ua hāʻawi kālā ʻo Emirates i nā hui waiwai ʻole ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa e hana nei e mālama a mālama i ko lākou kaiapuni kūloko. Hoʻonui ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻolālā ma o nā papahana hoʻihoʻi hou o loko o ka Emirates Group.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Additionally the waterless aircraft wash technique ensures that the aircraft remains cleaner for a longer period of time thereby reducing the number of times the aircraft has to be washed to about three times a year, and also reducing the aircraft's fuel consumption because of less accumulation of dirt.
- ʻO ka hana, hiki ke hana ʻia nā hana mālama ʻē aʻe ma luna o ka mokulele i ka wā o kahi holoi maloʻo ʻaʻole hiki ke holoi ʻia ka mokulele me ka wai ma muli o ka naʻau o nā mea hana i ka wai.
- As indicated by the name, little or no water is involved in cleaning the aircraft, which is in contrast to conventional methods of aircraft cleaning which typically use thousands of litres of water per wash.
