It’s Earth Day, 2022. Today, we announce the launch of Sustainability In the Air, a single source of truth for sustainable aviation. To enable that, we are launching a hub featuring sustainable aviation research and news from around the world. We are also launching the world’s first podcast on sustainable aviation, with the goal to lead … Read more
Air France has launched its new carbon emissions reduction program, “Air France ACT.” The Airline is the latest in a recent stream of airlines and airports to release a strategy with interim targets for how they intend to hit net-zero emissions by 2050, making it clear that simply announcing that an airline intends to be net-zero … Read more
In 2019, women represented only 3% of airline CEOs. Since then, the number has doubled, with the most recent numbers from IATA indicating that women make up about 6% of airline CEOs. This growth is encouraging and is indicative of the change we will see in the next few years. Since IATA released its March … Read more
Each year, a number of airlines around the world take April Fools’ Day in their stride and join in the fun with some believable, and many unbelievable gags. April Fools Day airline campaigns help raise brand awareness and engagement in markets that typically would not have even heard of the airline. Some, like WestJet, do … Read more
European LCC Ryanair has been in the news over the past week, due to an announcement that it intends to be carbon neutral by 2050. At first we were sceptical as pre Covid, Ryanair sustainability announcements simply centred on buying newer aircraft (more fuel efficient) and packing in more passengers (which does reduce the per passenger … Read more
A recent article in Scientific American is titled, “People, Not Science, Decide When a Pandemic Is Over.” The feature includes this quote from Marion Dorsey, an associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, who among other things is an expert on the so-called Spanish Flu of 1918-1920: “I believe that pandemics end … Read more
The pandemic has been an enormously challenging time for the airline industry, with some carriers not even having made it through. However, one airline has managed to continue innovating and growing over this period – the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SAUDIA. Recently, SAUDIA was crowned “World’s Most Improved Airline” by Skytrax, … Read more
When we published our “Flight Shaming Report” just before the pandemic hit, we asked whether there was a gap between intent and behaviour when it comes to passengers and sustainability. At the time, we identified studies showing that many Americans said they’d fly less for environmental reasons, yet Thanksgiving and Christmas traffic showed no evidence … Read more
While airlines only contribute to approximately 3% of global emissions today, research indicates that this number could rise as air travel grows. Because the aviation industry is highly visible and high profile, many see flying as a luxury that should be heavily taxed or significantly reduced. After two years of dramatically reduced travel due to … Read more
During the APEX EXPO in December 2021, SimpliFlying’s CEO Shashank Nigam interviewed Aeromexico’s Chief Customer and Digital Officer and EVP, Andres Castañeda, about the carrier’s health safety and sustainability plans. “We’ve been talking to our customers a lot about how their perception has changed and their behaviour has changed after the pandemic,” Castañeda explained. “We … Read more
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