IAG Cargo partners with Kuehne+Nagel and Neste to launch first net zero carbon charter chain with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group completed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) charter chain of 16 flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta last week. Working with their partner Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo sourced 1.2million litres of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ from Neste. This collaboration marks the first time ever that passenger – […]
United Advances Innovation Through Corporate Venture Capital Fund
United Airlines launched a new, corporate venture fund today – United Airlines Ventures – that will allow the airline to continue investing in emerging companies that have the potential to influence the future of travel. The new fund will concentrate on sustainability concepts that will complement United’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050 – […]
UK government announces creation of Jet Zero Council
During a daily UK government coronavirus briefing on 12 June 2020, the UK’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced the creation of the Jet Zero Council – a group that will be responsible for making net-zero carbon emissions a reality for all flights in the future. During the briefing, Shapps said: “The challenge is to make […]
British Airways launches carbon offsetting scheme on domestic flights
As the new year arrives, British Airways has begun offsetting carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK. The move is part of the airline’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Customers flying within the UK on flights operated by British Airways will have the carbon emissions from their flights offset […]
British Airways outlines steps to zero-carbon future
British Airways has outlined an ambitious strategy to minimise its carbon emissions, amid a flurry of industry concern that climate change will encourage passengers to reduce the amount they fly. «The responsibility was have is to fly sustainably,» BA chief executive Alex Cruz told the Airlines 2050 event in London today. «This is one of […]
