oneworld Alliance will join the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CO2 Connect, becoming the first airline alliance to do so. All 13 oneworld member airlines will contribute operational data to IATA’s CO2 Connect emissions calculator.
The alliance members are: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines.
The CO2 data provided by the airlines will help the tool improve its quality and accuracy.
IATA senior vice president, and sustainability and chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen said: “Travellers want to make informed choices regarding their CO2 footprint and IATA CO2 Connect set out to provide CO2 emission calculations based on operational data.”
oneworld environmental and sustainability board chair and general manager sustainability, Cathay Pacific, Grace Cheung said: “Our collaboration with IATA on CO2 Connect will in turn help key players across the aviation sector, including airlines, aircraft manufacturers and travel management companies among others, to make better and more informed choices for travellers and enhanced ESG reporting.”
IATA launched CO2 Connect in June 2022 by using member airline data, such as fuel burn, belly cargo, and load factors to provide CO2 emission calculations.