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EasyJet Reveals Proposal to be More Sustainable
According to a survey published by the British low-cost airline, EasyJet, out of 2,000 British vacationers, more than 75 percent believe that airlines urgently need to define ways to achieve net zero CO2 emissions. EasyJet is the second-largest low-cost airline in Europe after Ryanair
Online Travel Training, United Airlines launch sustainability course
United Airlines is the latest company to launch a dedicated sustainability course with Online Travel Training The sustainability course is aimed at informing and educating the travel trade about United’s green initiatives such as electric aircraft and sustainable aviation fuel purchases
How ANA Is Repurposing Used Cargo Plastic Across Its Operations
All Nippon Airways, commonly known as ANA (NH), has launched a recycling campaign with a leading plastics trading company, Sojitz Pla-Net, to reduce the disposal of plastic waste. The partnership marks the first recycling campaign to be ever launched by a Japanese airline.
Virgin Atlantic Launches SAF Program for Corp. Clients
U.K. long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is the latest carrier to launch a corporate sustainable aviation fuel program allowing clients to contribute towards the cost of the fuel. Virgin Atlantic said the SAF program would be available to corporate clients of “any size or location”
Cebu Pacific Becomes 1st Philippines Airline To Use SAF For Commercial Flights
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' biggest low-cost carrier, has been connecting Manila and Singapore for several years. Flight 5J 814 flies daily between Changi Airport's Terminal 4 and Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport and is typically operated by the airline's narrowbody fleet.
WestJet Flies Its Second SAF Flight from NYC to Calgary
The departure of WS1681 coincided with the end of New York’s UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC where world leaders gathered to discuss critical issues facing our environment, including the need to decarbonize and reduce global emissions.
Three Bets EasyJet Is Making In The Race To Net Zero
European LCC easyJet has been an early mover in the airline sustainability space. It was one the more proactive airlines when climate change concerns started appearing on airline radars pre Covid.Yesterday it released an accelerated road-map to net zero.
Alaska Airlines shaves flight minutes and fuel, thanks to software from Google-backed AI startup
Sustainability: News covering the rapidly growing climate tech sector, funding in the space and other areas of innovation to protect our planet.Alaska Airlines has reduced flight time and carbon emissions after using dispatch software from a small Silicon Valley startup.
Canadian airlines will pivot to sustainable fuels under new plan, federal minister says
Canada’s aviation industry is betting big on sustainable aviation fuel, and plans to go from powering a few planes a year to sourcing 10 per cent of all jet fuel from sustainable sources by 2030.The plan announced Tuesday by federal Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra,