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Alaska Airlines awarded CAPA North American Environmental Sustainability Airline of the Year

CAPA - Centre for Aviation announced (02-Nov-2023) Alaska Airlines was awarded the North American Environmental Sustainability Airline/Airline Group of the Year at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit & Sustainability Awards in Kuala Lumpur on 02-Nov-2023.

Flight Alaska Airlines (AS) United States

Source: CAPA

Publication date:2023-11-03

Wizz Air Wins Global Sustainability Award for Second Consecutive Time

Hungarian-owned airline Wizz Air won the title of Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year for the second time at the CAPA (Centre for Aviation) awards ceremony and the Asian Aviation Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the company announced on Friday.

Source: Hungarian Conservative

Publication date:2023-11-03

Delta Sustainability Chief Discusses Cutting Airline’s Footprint and Shift Away From Offsets

Like many large companies, Delta Air Lines has promised to cut the net emissions across its entire value chain to zero by 2050. Unlike most other sectors where companies’ carbon footprint primarily comes from their suppliers and customers, airlines’ biggest source of emissions usually comes

Flight Delta (DL) United States

Source: WSJ

Publication date:2023-11-02

Singapore SAF pilot validates airport infrastructure and credit scheme

A 20-month pilot programme to deploy sustainable aviation fuel at Singapore’s Changi airport has shown the site is “operationally ready” for SAF, but that more work is needed to support its adoption.

Singapore Changi Singapore

Source: Flight Global

Publication date:2023-11-02

Cathay Pacific chair predicts China SAF policy will improve ‘pretty dire’ outlook

The chairman of Cathay Pacific believes China will eventually release a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) policy that will provide a much-needed catalyst for investment in the nascent sector amid a “pretty dire” outlook for availability today.

Flight Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong

Source: Flight Global

Publication date:2023-10-31

Frontier Airlines Releases 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

DENVER, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. The in-depth review highlights Frontier’s robust commitment to responsible environmental stewardship, team member diversity

Source: Agrigate Global

Publication date:2023-10-27

CEBU PACIFIC LEADS THE WAY FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL

In September 2022 Cebu was the first low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia to incorporate SAF and yesterday the airline flew Flight 5J 5055 from Narita to Manila making it the first Philippine carrier to use SAF in a commercial flight from Japan.

Source: Airline ratings

Publication date:2023-10-26

Sailing the Aegean Sustainably—Just Like the Ancients Did

Tall sailing ships seem to turn back the clock, evoking a bygone time when merchants, admirals, and pirates ruled the seas. Wildly evocative, with billowing white sails overhead and hulls directed toward points unknown, their dynamic form captures not only the wind, but the imagination.

Source: CN Traveler

Publication date:2023-10-25

Ireland could start producing sustainable jet fuel from 2030 - study

DUBLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Ireland's offshore wind power plans could see it produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from around 2030 but "significant progress" is needed to develop SAF at scale, a study showed on Wednesday.

Ireland

Source: Reuters