In this episode, we talk to Haldane Dodd, Executive Director at Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), about how the non-profit is assisting the aviation industry in its net-zero by 2050 journey. 

Since 1990, the Geneva-based ATAG has brought the industry together to address the most pressing issues of the day. Their membership currently comprises over 40 organisations, including airframe and engine manufacturers, airlines, airports, and sustainable fuel companies. They offer platforms for collaboration, provide valuable data, and develop educational resources, promoting the industry’s sustainability efforts.  

The conversation centres around ATAG’s role, CORSIA and its critics, achieving net-zero by 2050, the commercial viability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the role of hydrogen, and confronting greenwashing. Dodd underscores the industry’s shift in focus from infrastructure to climate change, drawing parallels between collective safety initiatives and sustainability. 

We also learn about Waypoint 2050, a comprehensive guide detailing three pathways for the industry’s carbon-neutral future. Dodd emphasises SAF as an immediate solution and the need for large-scale investment, while also acknowledging the potential of emerging technologies like hydrogen and electric planes. 

If you LOVED this episode, you’ll also love the conversation we had with ACI World’s Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira who shares how the organisation is supporting airports in their net-zero journey. Check it out here.

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Links & More:

Waypoint 2050 - ATAG 

IATA - Incentives Needed to Increase SAF Production 

Out Front on Airline Safety: Two Decades of Continuous Evolution - FAA 

Future of Aviation - ICAO 

CORSIA Fact sheet - IATA

Corsia: worst option for the climate - Transport and Environment 

The airport of the future will be carbon positive, not just carbon neutral - SimpliFlying