Air France, KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic in new Aviation Climate Taskforce

Air France, KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic are teaming up with Boston Consulting Group to tackle the CO2 emission challenge. The Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT) aims to accelerate breakthroughs in emerging technologies to decarbonise aviation.

The aviation sector is focusing on decarbonization to reach net zero by 2050 and scaling sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to meet a 10% SAF target by 2030. ACT is launched to stimulate innovation in the development of synthetic fuel, bio-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and even hydrogen technologies. ACT's mission will be supported by two pillars: an Innovation Network and a Collaboration Forum to help accelerate innovation and expedite adoption.

On Future Travel Experience, Delta Air Lines' Managing Director of Sustainability, Amelia DeLuca, highlights the importance of establishing this dedicated taskforce: "We're still too far from real, scalable solutions to clean air travel. We need SAF to be just as accessible as oil and new engine technologies to come to market exponentially faster if we are going to meet industry goals. These coalitions help us more effectively impact our carbon footprint by pooling together resources and funding to define the next chapter of sustainable aviation."