Air France and KLM take to the skies as part of sustainable flight challenge
Air France and KLM have taken part in a new Sustainable Flight Challenge. Organised under SkyTeam’s Alliance Umbrella, 17 of the 19 affiliated airlines and their partners joined forces to operate the most sustainable flight possible.
Inspired by Great Air Race – the pioneering long-distance flight from London to Melbourne in 1934 – the Sustainable Flight Challenge marked a fresh attempt to show that sustainable air travel is possible.
Air France kicked off the challenge on 3 May, operating an A350 from Charles de Gaulle Airport in France to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Canada.
KLM’s flight on 7 May, a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, travelled from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Edmonton, Canada.
Both of these models are the latest generation of long-haul aircraft, with lighter engines, better fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions.
KLM partnered with Edmonton International Airport (EIA) for the challenge. EIA is aiming to be the first airport in North America to go beyond net-zero standards and actually remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
Air France and KLM also got their customers involved in the challenge by encouraging them to consider their own environmental impact during their journey, for example by taking electric transport to and from the airport.
“The great thing about this challenge is that we’re all demonstrating that flying can be more sustainable if we do our utmost,” said GertJan Roelands, SVP sales and distribution at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. “By uniting efforts across the sectors that support aviation, we can catalyse, accelerate and transform the industry and meet climate goals.”
Inspired by Great Air Race – the pioneering long-distance flight from London to Melbourne in 1934 – the Sustainable Flight Challenge marked a fresh attempt to show that sustainable air travel is possible.
Air France kicked off the challenge on 3 May, operating an A350 from Charles de Gaulle Airport in France to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Canada.
KLM’s flight on 7 May, a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, travelled from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Edmonton, Canada.
Both of these models are the latest generation of long-haul aircraft, with lighter engines, better fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions.
KLM partnered with Edmonton International Airport (EIA) for the challenge. EIA is aiming to be the first airport in North America to go beyond net-zero standards and actually remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
Air France and KLM also got their customers involved in the challenge by encouraging them to consider their own environmental impact during their journey, for example by taking electric transport to and from the airport.
“The great thing about this challenge is that we’re all demonstrating that flying can be more sustainable if we do our utmost,” said GertJan Roelands, SVP sales and distribution at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. “By uniting efforts across the sectors that support aviation, we can catalyse, accelerate and transform the industry and meet climate goals.”
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