Etihad signs contrail management contract with Satavia

Etihad signs contrail management contract with Satavia

UAE - Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has signed a ground-breaking contrail management contract with Satavia, a leading UK-based green aerospace firm.

This is the world’s first multi-year commercial production contract to integrate contrail management within routine operations.

The agreement will expand the scope for Satavia technology to prevent warming aircraft contrails in day-to-day commercial aviation, while also enabling collaboration on the generation of future carbon credits.

Future carbon credits

The partnership will build on a previous proof-of-concept engagement to expand the scope for contrail management within day-to-day flight operations. The partnership also incorporates an agreement to collaborate on the generation of future carbon credits from contrail management activity.

The contract was signed by Etihad’s Head of Sustainability and Excellence, Mariam Al Qubaisi and Satavia CEO Dr Adam Durant at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) at Adnec, Abu Dhabi. Once in force, the new agreement will see Etihad scaling Satavia contrail prevention across daily flight schedules, accelerating the airline’s progress towards climate neutral operations.

Aircraft-generated condensation trails, or contrails, cause surface warming responsible for up to two-thirds of aviation’s climate impact, significantly outweighing direct CO2 emissions from aircraft engines. Satavia’s contrail management platform, DECISIONX:NETZERO, optimises commercial flight plans for greener operations, implementing