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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.

Source: Geek Wire
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,

Source: Toronto Star
Three Indian Airlines Sign MoU Committing to Sustainable Fuel

Earlier this week, three airlines under the Tata Group umbrella signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP). Air India, AirAsia India, and Vistara all signed the Memorandum to learn more about sustainable

Source: Travel Radar
Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates: What’s the world’s top-rated airline?

What’s the number one quality you look for in an airline? After a chaotic summer at Europe’s airports, punctuality is probably up there. But there’s much more that goes into a good experience in the skies.

Source: Euronews Travel
EasyJet to stop offsetting CO2 emissions from December

EasyJet is to stop offsetting carbon emissions by its planes as it unveiled a “roadmap to net zero” emissions by 2050 including introducing hydrogen-powered jet engines.

Source: The guardian
Singapore Receives Checklist For Net-Zero Emissions Pathway

Singapore aims to be a global hub for sustainable aviation and has produced a blueprint for how that transition might work. On Friday, a high-level advisory panel presented its recommendations for decarbonizing the aviation sector in Singapore. The 20-member International Advisory Panel (IAP) submit

Source: Simple Flying
JetBlue Looks to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with AIR COMPANY

JetBlue signs intent to purchase 25 million gallons of AIR COMPANY’s innovative AIRMADE™ SAF over five years. AIR COMPANY’s groundbreaking AIRMADE SAF opens incredible potential to grow the emerging market with carbon-negative fuel made from captured CO2.

Source: Aviacionline
U.S. outlines roadmap to boost sustainable aviation fuel

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department on Friday issued a plan detailing a government-wide strategy for ramping up production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). In September 2021, the Biden administration launched a government challenge to supply at least 3 billion

Source: Reuters
LOT Polish Airlines To Purchase Domestically Produced SAF

The airline has signed an agreement with Polish energy company PKN ORLEN for fuel that will become available from 2025.Poland's flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines announced on Thursday it had signed an agreement with multi-energy group PKN ORLEN for sustainable aviation fuel.

Source: Simple Flying