Skymark Deploys “Weave” to Accelerate Fuel-Saving Initiatives
Supporting Pilot Decision-Making Through AI to Further Promote Fuel Reduction
NABLA Mobility (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Founder & CEO: Shinji Tanaka; hereinafter “NABLA Mobility” or “Company”) and Skymark Airlines (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Executive Officer : Manabu Motohashi; hereinafter “Skymark”) are pleased to announce that Skymark has officially decided to deploy the fuel reduction solution for pilots “Weave.”
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【Background of the Deployment : Challenges in Optimizing Operations During the Cruise Phase】
Skymark positions the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as an important management priority and is comprehensively promoting a wide range of initiatives, including fleet renewal, the utilization of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF: aviation fuel capable of significantly reducing CO2 emissions), and operational efficiency improvements.
On the other hand, optimizing operations during the cruise phase while balancing safety and on-time performance, as well as rigorously quantifying fuel reduction effects, has traditionally been considered a highly challenging area for improving fuel efficiency.
【Flight Operations Optimization Software “Weave”】
“Weave” proposes the optimal altitude and speed during the cruise phase based on various types of data, including aircraft-specific characteristics and weight, the latest weather forecasts such as wind direction, wind speed, and temperature, as well as turbulence risk information.
Traditionally, operational policies relied heavily on the experience of individual pilots and limited information. By integrating various forms of data and information and visualizing their impact on fuel consumption and arrival times, Weave enables more quantitative and reproducible operations. Pilots can use Weave as an application on their EFB※, while operations controllers can access it through a web browser on a computer.
Prior to the adoption of Weave, Skymark conducted a trial period and verified the quantitative evaluation of fuel reduction effects. As a result, the airline confirmed clear fuel-saving effects and recognized the effectiveness of the solution, leading to the decision for formal adoption. Going forward, Skymark aims to promote decarbonization and optimize fuel costs through operational optimization during the cruise phase while striving to achieve higher-quality operations.
“In the aviation industry, achieving both safe operations under highly unpredictable weather conditions and reductions in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption at a high level is an extremely difficult challenge.
Many conventional fuel-saving programs have primarily relied on analyzing post-flight data and feeding the results back into future operations. In contrast, “Weave” provides optimal recommendations during the cruise phase, where fuel consumption is greatest, based on the latest weather forecasts and turbulence risk information. We are confident that supporting real-time decision-making while maintaining safety and on-time performance as absolute priorities is exactly the solution we have been seeking.
Under NABLA Mobility, which sincerely and carefully listens to the detailed feedback from operational frontline personnel, “Weave” continues to evolve even today. Going forward, we have high expectations for the company as a partner with whom we can grow together and co-create the future of the aviation industry toward realizing sustainable operations.”
Manabu Motohashi
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer,
Skymark Airlines Inc.
“We are truly honored that Skymark has decided to deploy Weave. This initiative is not limited to fuel reduction alone, but also represents an important step toward embedding more advanced operational decision-making into frontline operations through the use of data, AI, and machine learning technologies, while maintaining critical operational qualities such as safety and on-time performance.
Going forward, through our collaboration with Skymark, we aim to realize a new approach to airline operations that simultaneously improves operational costs and promotes decarbonization associated with those improvements.”
Shinji Tanaka
Founder & CEO, NABLA Mobility
About NABLA Mobility
NABLA Mobility develops and provides digital solutions that support improved efficiency, resilience, and decarbonization in airline operations. Utilizing data analytics and AI/ML technologies, the company supports more advanced decision-making in complex real-world operational environments.
In addition to its flagship product “Weave,” NABLA Mobility also offers “Operational Forecaster,” which predicts operational disruption risks for ground operations controllers, and “OBST,” which enhances obstacle data management such as NOTAMs for aircraft performance engineers.
The company is currently actively strengthening its team and accelerating the development of new products to support further business expansion. NABLA Mobility is seeking members who share its mission and are willing to take on the challenge of improving efficiency and advancing decarbonization in the aviation industry. Those interested are encouraged to contact the company directly or apply through the recruitment page.
Latest recruitment information → Recruitment page link
About Skymark Airlines
Skymark is an airline that launched operations on September 19, 1998, with service between Haneda and Fukuoka. The airline currently operates a fleet of 29 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (177 seats) across 24 domestic routes serving 12 airports in Japan, including seasonal scheduled services.
Skymark pursues a unique business model that provides high operational quality and simple yet heartfelt service at accessible prices.
In the JCSI (Japanese Customer Satisfaction Index) survey published by the Service Productivity & Innovation for Growth organization under the Japan Productivity Center, Skymark ranked No.1 in customer satisfaction in the domestic long-distance transportation category, including Shinkansen services, in fiscal years 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024, achieving this distinction four times in total.
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