Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is expanding the distribution network for its IATA CO2 Connectemissions calculations with Thrust Carbon, a sustainability intelligence platform provider for the travel industry. The agreement was concluded during IATA’s World Sustainability Symposium and will commence in October 2024. “The corporate travel sector needs accurate and comparable CO2 emissions calculations for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring and reporting. By working with Thrust Carbon, we will respond to this important need with calculations based on actual operational data provided by a growing community of airlines,” said Frederic Leger, IATA’s Senior Vice President Commercial Products and Services. IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculations are based on a globally accepted standardized methodology that uses airline [...]

Source: ACI World ACI World Customer Experience Summit and Exhibition kicks off in Atlanta Airports Council International (ACI) World today opens the annual ACI World Customer Experience Summit and Exhibition in Atlanta, the global hub for air travel. This year's event is hosted by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), the world's busiest airport with nearly 105 million passengers in 2023. The premier airport event dedicated to customer and employee experience brings together over 600 international delegates from 65+ countries, including government officials, travel agencies, and senior executives from the airport and aviation sectors. With the theme, "The Airport and Beyond: All for the Travel Journey," the summit dives into the ever-evolving travel ecosystem, focusing on the role of seamless interaction across [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers. The development was announced at the World Sustainability Symposium (WSS)with an expected launch date in the first quarter of 2025. “Our vision is to create a transparent, efficient, and accessible matchmaking platform that will accelerate the uptake of SAF as the aviation industry progresses towards net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The platform will do that by reducing the costs and complications that airlines face when looking for SAF suppliers. The SAF market’s maturity and globalization will be enhanced by the transparency that the SAF Matchmaker will enable. Every step in that direction is of great importance, considering [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released updated Policy and Finance Net Zero Roadmaps, containing expanded and deepened analyses, bringing into focus four key conclusions: The air transport industry’s energy transition is feasible on the 2050 horizon. The amounts of investments needed to make that possible are comparable to those engaged in previous creations of new renewable energy markets. Success in the transition depends critically upon policymakers’ unity of purpose. The time left for joining forces in air transportation’s energy transition is shrinking by the minute. Every action delayed is an opportunity missed. "The updated IATA Policy and Finance Net Zero Roadmaps make it clear that decarbonization by 2050 is possible. They also sound a warning bell that, [...]