Seems hardly worth it ? 1.1%? What about the cost of application and maintenance ? I’m guessing it’s plastic too, which will pollute the environment somehow.
Supposed these panels were $100k/plane.
Jet fuel costs $0.36/lbs and a 777 burns about 30 lbs/nm in cruise. Suppose a 777 averages 14,000 nm/day. That's 420,000 lbs/day or $151,200/day. 1% savings would be $1,512/day, so the break even point would be roughly 2 months and would be profitable from then on. Suppose a 2 year lifecycle. That a savings $500k per year per plane.
Put a little more thought and data into your comments if you would be so kind.
P(success)*reward - P(failure)*penalty - opportunity cost (TCO)
Worth doing for the environment even if it's cost neutral probably.
I’m not saying this is a negative , just that plastic pollution is a huge issue , I can’t see this stuff making the situation much better.
The ROI appears to be 2 years. Considering the application is relatively easy, this looks like a good deal for airlines.