Loganair has been named Sustainable Airline of the Year for 2024 by the European Regional Airline Association (ERA) for its steps towards reducing its environmental footprint.
Judges highlighted the company’s collaboration with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
to convert its Britten Norman Islander aircraft, which operates inter-island routes
in Orkney, to hydrogen cell power. The partnership hopes to achieve the first zero
emissions passenger flights worldwide.
They also praised the airline’s first all-electric turnaround of an aircraft at Stornoway
Airport, where the airline is in the process of replacing over 100 pieces of ground
service equipment (GSE) to reduce emissions further and acknowledged its groundbreaking
work with the UK Met Office.
The fleet has been fitted with sensors to gather critical data that will help to
increase understanding of and mitigate against the effects of non-CO2 emissions,
such as contrails. The project aims to tackle misconceptions about regional aviation’s
environmental impact and could also improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.
More recently, the air operator announced a new partnership with Heart Aerospace
to develop hybrid-electric aircraft for use across the airline’s extensive Scottish
and UK network.
ERA is a trade association representing the European aviation industry. Its membership includes more than 50 airlines and 150 associate and affiliate members who jointly cover the entire spectrum of the aviation sector – airlines, airports, manufacturers and suppliers. The annual ERA awards acknowledge the successes and achievements of the regional aviation sector.
Loganair named Sustainable Airline of the Year
10 October 2024
