Etihad Airways Named "Environmental Airline of the Year 2022" by Airline Ratings
Sunday 17th of July 2022
The national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, has won the title of "Environmental Airline of the Year 2022" at the yearly Airline Ratings awards. The rating acknowledges Etihad's innovative approach to enhancing aviation sustainability for both the airline and the whole sector.
The UAE was selected by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to host COP 28 in 2023. The accomplishment of Etihad is completely in line with Abu Dhabi's and the UAE's own commitment to collaborate with the international community to advance efforts to combat climate change, safeguard the environment, and build a more sustainable future for the economy.
Airline Ratings recognized the airline's most recent publication, the Etihad Airways Sustainability Report, as a benchmark for the sector and a showcase of the potential improvements that may be made in sustainable aviation through a variety of activities.
Operational efficiency was the first goal of Etihad's sustainability initiatives. The airline soon went on to bring together key figures in the industry and create the largest, most extensive cross-organizational aviation sustainability project ever.
This umbrella program, which is now in its third year, comprises partnerships with companies like Boeing, GE, Airbus, and Rolls Royce as well as a wide spectrum of alliances with organizations that are at the forefront of new technology, academic researchers, smaller companies, and start-ups.
The Greenliner program, which uses the airline's fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners as flying test-beds, and the Sustainable50 A350-1000, which was introduced earlier this year, are two of Etihad's most prominent sustainability initiatives.
The airline has done a sizable number of study eco-flights over the last three years that show the potential for carbon emission savings of up to 72 percent on a single flight. The Jeppesen Flite Deck Advisor, SATAVIA contrail avoidance, GE Engine Foam Wash, eTech logs, and lightweight Unit Load Devices are just a few of the innovative operational efficiencies and technological solutions that Etihad has evaluated and put into practice.
Etihad became the first airline to acquire commercial finance based on verifiable compliance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in addition to the airline's extensive testing and innovation program (UN SDGs). With the beginning of the Etihad Mangroves Forest initiative, the airline aimed to create carbon-absorbing forests in the nations where it operates.
Moreover, Etihad offers the Conscious Choices program with benefits for customers who take ecologically friendly action, such offsetting their flights, in an effort to involve its visitors and business clients. Solutions that have been approved can help businesses reduce their Scope 3 emissions.