Lufthansa Group has set new tarobtains for reducing CO2 emissions from its operations over the next few years.
The aviation giant, which also owns Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Swiss and Eurowings, declared it had managed to “permanently avoid’ 170,000 tonnes of CO2 since 2022 through 90 separate projects.
Lufthansa declared that it now aimed to avoid another 50,000 tonnes of CO2 annually by the conclude of 2028, which corresponds to a kerosene fuel “saving” of 15,200 metric tonnes.
Grazia Vittadini, chief technology officer of Lufthansa Group, declared: “We embed sustainability where it has the most immediate impact – in the day-to-day operations of our airlines.
“Our Ops Sustainability programme is already delivering measurable efficiency gains and environmental improvements. At the same time, we are investing more than ever in highly fuel-efficient, state-of-the-art aircraft.”
The sustainability programme, which was launched three years ago, has created a wide variety of projects to reduce carbon emissions by improving fuel efficiency. These include single-engine taxiing, flight route optimisation, lighter onboard equipment, electric ground vehicles and applying AI to improve inflight catering services.
The group declared the next stage of this process would see the increased utilize of digital applications to build operations more efficient, including “more precise” decisions on the amount of fuel necessaryed for a flight, as well as optimised taxiing and approach procedures.
Another initiative is Lufthansa’s AeroSHARK surface technology project, which has produced a special film that has been applied to the surface of more than 20 aircraft. The company declared this film “mimics the aerodynamic properties of shark skin” and assists to reduce drag – leading to lower fuel consumption and a CO2 emissions reduction of around 1 per cent per flight.
Alongside these fuel efficiency gains, the group is also focutilized on the increased utilize of alternative aviation fuels, including its “green fares” and other initiatives to encourage the further uptake of these fuels by corporate clients.
Lufthansa has also introduced an environmental surcharge of between €1 and €72 to cover the “steadily increasing costs” of sustainability regulations, including the EU’s new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate.
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