Sustainability In The Air

Welcome to Sustainability in The Air, the world’s first podcast dedicated to sustainable aviation. The show is brought to you by SimpliFlying, the world’s leading aviation marketing strategy firm.

The realm of sustainable aviation is going through a phase of rapid development - from new technologies to sustainable aviation fuel. Airline, airport and travel executives often struggle to make sense of what seems to be a wild-West scenario.

It's about time someone took the leadership to help make sense and guide the industry toward best practices for getting to net zero.

Welcome to the first episode of Sustainability In The Air podcast. We launch the podcast on Earth Day 2022 with the discussion between Shashank Nigam, CEO at SimpliFlying and Tony Douglas, Group CEO at Etihad Aviation Group.

Going forward, trust will require airlines, airports and the entire industry to share how to build a sustainable future. No airline is doing as much as Etihad Airways when it comes to taking measures proactively on sustainability and also communicating about them. In the interview, Tony shares with us the journey of sustainability that Etihad has been on, including the stories of The Sustainable 50 aircraft, why he's betting on carbon offsetting as an immediate solution and the launch of the world's first green loyalty program.

CarbonClick CEO Dave Rouse and COO Michelle Noordermeer share how radical transparency helped them deliver market leading carbon offsetting programs to top airlines. They open up about the mistrust around planting trees and how it can be overcome. Finally, they share innovations in the field that make carbon offsetting possibly one of the only effective and scalable methods achieving carbon neutral flight today.

The United CEO has committed to twice as much SAF as the rest of the world’s airlines combined, has invested in multiple green technology startups and is personally motivated to leave the world a better place for his seven kids. We deep dive in this engaging conversation.

Co-Founder of Universal Hydrogen John-Paul Clark dives deep into how hydrogen is a strong medium term solution.

JetBlue Technology Ventures is unique because it's a corporate venture fund owned by an airline with a mission to further the goals of the entire industry - none of which is more important today than a net-zero future. Amy Burr dives deep into how she and her team are identifying technologies that will make flying greener and perhaps magical too.

Dr Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, deep dives into using alternative feedstock, blockchain technology and building trust through transparency.

Greg McDougall discusses early adoption of technology, flying the world’s first fully-electric commercial airplane and the electric Beaver.

Graham Webb on the future of airplane engines, P&W’s holistic approach to sustainability, disruptive technologies, and the role of efficient engines in reducing carbon emissions.

The International Council on Clean Transportation’s Program Director discusses the challenges and concerns associated with SAF, supersonic aircraft, and what makes him hopeful about the future of aviation.

We revisit the first season of our podcast and string together advice and insights from airline and tech CEOs to map out a pathway for the future of sustainability in aviation.

In this special episode recorded Live at Farnborough Airshow, hear from top aviation executives on the biggest hurdles the industry faces in building a sustainable future.

Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways
Arturo Barreira, Airbus Latin America
Jane Ashton, easyJet
Jonathan Wood, Neste
Laia Barbara, WEF
Lauren Riley, United
Nicolas Chrétien, Airbus
Patrick Baudis, MHI RJ
Sheila Remes, Boeing

In this special episode recorded Live at Farnborough Airshow, hear from top aviation executives on what gives them the most hope about a net zero future for aviation and what is the one initiative that they are most excited about getting us to a sustainable future.

Sean Breadshaw, Pratt & Whitney
Arturo Barreira, Airbus Latin America
Jane Ashton, easyJet
Jonathan Wood, Neste
Laia Barbara, WEF
Lauren Riley, United
Nicolas Chrétien, Airbus
Patrick Baudis, MHI RJ
Sheila Remes, Boeing

Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, on the revival of supersonics, associated challenges, using 100% SAF and learning from the Concorde.

Jeffrey Goh, CEO of Star Alliance, shares how the alliance is supporting airlines in stepping up their sustainability game.

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Anders Forslund, CEO of Heart Aerospace discusses the ES-30 and how regional electric air travel can revolutionise aviation.

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Andre Viljoen, CEO of Fiji Airways discusses the challenges of being in an ecologically sensitive region and how that ties into the airline's sustainability strategy.

Val Miftakhov, CEO of ZeroAvia, a startup working on hydrogen propulsion technology, discusses how the best path to a net zero future is via non-combustion fuel technologies.

Nora Lovell Marchant, Vice President of Global Sustainability at American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), shares how the company is preparing for a net zero future through various initiatives.

Christoph Wolff, one of the founders of the World Economic Forum's Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, explains why SAF underpins the long-term sustainability prospects for aviation.