Singapore Airlines Pledges Achieve Carbon-Neutral Goal By 2050

Singapore Airlines recently made the pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. With that end in mind, they have chosen SITA OptiClimb®, a digital in-flight prescriptive analytics technology to increase fuel efficiency.

This system will be able to suggest specific climb speeds at different altitudes by blending aircraft tail-specific machine-learning algorithms with 4D weather forecasts. These suggestions will be based on the data collected from flight history to anticipate fuel usage in various flying conditions and provided to the pilots via a user-friendly interface.

It is predicted that about 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions can be saved yearly if every airline around the world installs SITA OptiClimb® and saves about 5% fuel on each trip.

Since August 2022, the Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft has been using this system after a successful trial run. According to SITA, close to 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions will be reduced by the carrier per year with assistance from this technology.

Captain Quay Chew Eng, Senior Vice President of Flight Operations at Singapore Airlines, said, “Singapore Airlines employs several levers to meet our sustainability targets, including the newest technology to enhance fuel economy to minimise carbon emissions”.

SITA OptiClimb® supports this outcome with enhanced analytics. We will keep looking for new ways to lower our carbon impact and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.”

“We’re delighted to be part of Singapore Airlines’ path towards making aviation more sustainable, ecologically and financially,” said Yann Cabaret, Chief Executive Officer of SITA FOR AIRCRAFT.

We can assist all airlines and their employees in making more informed decisions that produce higher operational efficiency today with innovative, cost-effective, and data-driven technologies like SITA OptiClimb®.”

If the present trends continue, aviation carbon emissions will be reduced to 21.2 gigatonnes of CO2 between 2021 and 2050, as estimated by the IATA

Minimising carbon emissions and achieving net-zero status by 2050 is now at the forefront of the aviation sector's goals. Using sustainable aviation fuels, innovative aircraft technology, and operational and infrastructural upgrades to increase aircraft fuel economy and reduce dependency on fossil fuels are some parts of their efforts towards their ultimate goal.