{"id":136667,"date":"2023-02-14T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=136667"},"modified":"2023-02-15T00:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T00:50:40","slug":"air-transport-world-names-american-airlines-2023-eco-airline-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/02\/air-transport-world-names-american-airlines-2023-eco-airline-of-the-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Air Transport World Names American Airlines 2023 Eco-Airline of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Air Transport World (ATW), the leading media brand serving the information needs of the global airline and commercial air transport communities, announced today American Airlines was named the 2023 Eco-Airline of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award marks the latest recognition of American\u2019s progress toward its ambitious sustainability goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerican is actively incorporating sustainability at every level of our business, from the fuel we buy to the food we serve our customers,\u201d American CEO Robert Isom said. \u201cAnd our all-the-above approach is just getting started. As Eco-Airline of the Year, we will continue to lead the industry as an innovator in this space and affirm our unyielding commitment to build an American Airlines that will thrive forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the airline\u2019s most extensive fleet renewal effort in industry history and substantial investments in fuel of the future, ATW highly regarded American\u2019s work to run a more fuel-efficient operation with more fuel-efficient aircraft powered increasingly by low-carbon fuel and new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 American Airlines posts first annual profit since 2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuel-efficiency is maximized by a new application called smart gating, which optimizes gate assignments at congested airports. Smart gating is currently in use at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Miami International Airport and saves an estimated 1.4 million gallons of fuel and 13,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing fleet renewal efforts have also helped the airline improve fuel efficiency by more than 10% since 2013, which has helped save 1.9 billion gallons of fuel and prevented 19 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Today, half of American\u2019s U.S. mainline fleet is less than 10 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading the industry in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) consumption, the world\u2019s largest airline used 2 million gallons of SAF in 2022 and doubled its usage year over year. SAF agreements with Gevo, Inc., Neste and Aemetis bring the airline\u2019s total low-carbon fuel commitments to more than 620 million gallons. American is also the first U.S. airline to make two direct investments focused on the development of both hydrogen-electric propulsion technology and the future of hydrogen distribution logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American was the first airline in the world to receive validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its intermediate carbon emissions reduction goal. American\u2019s science-based target is to reduce its carbon intensity by 45% by 2035, compared to a 2019 baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline also appeared on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index in 2022 for the second year in a row, improving its score by more than 20% year over year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a time when sustainability is a driving force in the aviation industry, American Airlines has a clear vision for the future of sustainable aviation and is making meaningful strides to reach their goals. With a comprehensive carbon emissions reduction strategy that touches nearly every part of their company, awarding Eco-Airline of the Year to American is incredibly well-deserved in what was the most competitive field yet,\u201d said ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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