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Meliá Hotels Int., the leading hotel company in Spain, has achieved the highest rating in the global travel industry by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. An annual evaluation of companies’ sustainability practices, S&P Global CSA covers over 10,000 companies around the world

AI is transforming airline route planning, as seen with Alaska Airlines' use of Flyways software, which reduces fuel burn, carbon emissions, and delays by optimizing flight paths in real time—supporting both sustainability and operational efficiency without replacing human dispatchers.

United Airlines announced a new joint venture agreement with two biofuel companies Tuesday, saying that it expects the partnership to produce enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to power 50,000 flights between Chicago and Denver per year by 2028.

Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight Monday with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel. This comes as carriers worldwide try to lessen their carbon footprint.

Frontier Airlines has announced a new addition to its animal tail menagerie. The airline's second Airbus A321neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, will carry the moniker 'Maria the Bald Eagle.'

Alaska Airlines announced that it has completed its transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, a move which the airline said will eliminate more than 55 million plastic cups annually. The airline partnered with Boxed Water, a company that creates water containers from 92% plant-based cartons.