Etihad Airways and Satavia collaborate to implement contrail prevention for the first time on an Atlantic crossing

Etihad Airways and Satavia collaborate to implement contrail prevention for the first time on an Atlantic crossing

- Operated within Etihad’s Boeing 787 “Greenliner” programme, the NetZero* flight will incorporate SATAVIA technology to prevent warming aircraft contrails for the first time on an Etihad transatlantic flight

- Combined with SAF Book & Claim, the special flight will demonstrate the potential to target aviation’s CO2 and non-CO2 effects simultaneously

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is implementing contrail prevention on a special NetZero flight during the COP27 event as part of its continuing partnership with SATAVIA.

The airline is set to operate a dedicated NetZero* flight EY130 from Washington Dulles Airport to Abu Dhabi on Sunday 13 November, combining SATAVIA contrail prevention with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), alongside other operational efficiencies, to demonstrate the potential for net-zero commercial aviation using current technology. The flight is the latest in Etihad’s programme of ecoFlights carried out over the past two years, and follows the EY20 Sustainable Flight Etihad operated from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi last year, reducing overall climate impact by 72 per cent.

Building on Etihad’s weekly contrail prevention exercises with SATAVIA, the flight will be the first Etihad transatlantic crossing to actively manage non-CO2 climate effects from contrail formation, tackling a