Case Study: Icelandair achieves fuel savings and better decision-making with OpenAirlines SkyBreathe

Icelandair - Customer Case Study

Icelandair, a major airline operating in a challenging arctic environment, faced the complex task of prioritizing its fuel efficiency initiatives. With fuel being a significant cost, the airline needed a way to analyze vast amounts of operational data to identify the best savings opportunities without diverting extensive internal resources from its core business. To address this, Icelandair partnered with vendor OpenAirlines and implemented its SkyBreathe® fuel efficiency software and consultancy service.

The solution from OpenAirlines outsourced the day-to-day data analysis processes, allowing Icelandair's team to focus on deeper, strategic network optimization. The SkyBreathe® platform enabled the airline to identify, track, and monitor fuel savings opportunities, leading to more informed decision-making. While specific savings figures from this case study are not provided, OpenAirlines claims its product can reduce fuel consumption by 2-5%, and an example within the data showed how a single operational change could save $800 per flight in fuel costs.

Icelandair

Einar Ingvi Andrésson

Manager Fuel Efficiency