HOUSTON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. carrier American Airlines announced Monday it will test a series of measures on its Paris-to-Miami flight this week with the intent of reducing fuel consumption and making a new case for a new-generation navigation system.

    Texas-based American Airlines said in a news release it "will be the first U.S. airline to test the new-generation technology and procedures that will significantly reduce carbon emissions and save fuel on trans-Atlantic routes."

    The testing will be conducted on American Airlines Flight 63 departing Paris for Miani on Thursday. Pilots will employ strategies such as taxiing the plane with one engine instead of two. In addition, the plane will descend at a constant rate rather than levelling off at various altitudes, which burning more fuel. The flight will also benefit from optimized routing over water, and a "tailored arrival."

    The initiative is part of operational and new-technology measures that are being tested by the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce

    Emissions (AIRE), which is a partnership among the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Commission and several airlines.

    Post-flight data analysis by the FAA, the European Commission and American Airlines will determine the carbon and fuel savings gained on the demonstration flight. The FAA and American Airlines will then conduct a two-month trial in Miami to continue testing the next-generation technology and procedures, the carrier said.

    American Airlines said fuel-saving measures have helped it save more than 110 million gallons of fuel annually and reduced its carbon emissions by 2.3 billion pounds in 2008. It aims to save 120 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon emissions by 2.5 billion pounds in 2009.