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UK green aerospace company SATAVIA provides contrail prevention capability for KLM's Sustainable Flight Challenge

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Taking place within SkyTeam's Sustainable Flight Challenge, the KLM flights incorporated a wide array of innovative sustainability measures.

Key Points: 
  • Taking place within SkyTeam's Sustainable Flight Challenge, the KLM flights incorporated a wide array of innovative sustainability measures.
  • As part of this ground-breaking initiative, Cambridge-based green aerospace company SATAVIA provided contrail prevention capability to minimise aviation's non-CO2 climate impact.
  • Until recently, technical challenges made contrail prevention difficult or impossible, but SATAVIA's best-in-class atmospheric modelling now enables flight plan optimisation for contrail prevention.
  • After each contrail prevention flight, SATAVIA quantifies achieved climate benefit for conversion into tradable carbon credits.

UK green aerospace company SATAVIA provides contrail prevention capability for KLM's Sustainable Flight Challenge

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Taking place within SkyTeam's Sustainable Flight Challenge, the KLM flights incorporated a wide array of innovative sustainability measures.

Key Points: 
  • Taking place within SkyTeam's Sustainable Flight Challenge, the KLM flights incorporated a wide array of innovative sustainability measures.
  • As part of this ground-breaking initiative, Cambridge-based green aerospace company SATAVIA provided contrail prevention capability to minimise aviation's non-CO2 climate impact.
  • Until recently, technical challenges made contrail prevention difficult or impossible, but SATAVIA's best-in-class atmospheric modelling now enables flight plan optimisation for contrail prevention.
  • After each contrail prevention flight, SATAVIA quantifies achieved climate benefit for conversion into tradable carbon credits.

Aeromexico Formalizes Agreements with Laboratories for Discounts on COVID-19 Testing

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Both labs will offer discounts and other exclusive benefits for travelers with a valid reservation with Aeromexico or partner Delta Air Lines.

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  • Both labs will offer discounts and other exclusive benefits for travelers with a valid reservation with Aeromexico or partner Delta Air Lines.
  • The tests with access to special discounts are: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 by PCR) and Rapid test for Antigen Detection.
  • Laboratorio Mdico del Chopo has labs in 23 states in Mexico and has about 60 branches that offer a COVID-19 testing.
  • Aeromexico is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, which celebrated its 20th anniversary, and serves in 170 countries by the 19 SkyTeam airline partners.

Star Alliance Expands Strategic Partnership with TCS to Deliver Enhanced Customer Experiences

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Monday, December 14, 2020

TCS' strategic partnership with Star Alliance spans over 15 years and multiple geographies.

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  • TCS' strategic partnership with Star Alliance spans over 15 years and multiple geographies.
  • This gave the alliance complete virtual oversight of its organization and a scalable infrastructure that supports future growth.
  • The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller.
  • Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 19,000 daily flights to over 1,300 airports in 195 countries.

Alibaba Group's Fliggy partners with Ascenda to enhance loyalty rewards for 300 million members

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Monday, August 3, 2020

Fliggy has been committed to promoting digital transformation of the travel industry and elevating experience of outbound travel, leveraging Alibaba ecosystem.

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  • Fliggy has been committed to promoting digital transformation of the travel industry and elevating experience of outbound travel, leveraging Alibaba ecosystem.
  • The partnership with Ascenda is in consistent with our mission in that it will accelerate the expansion of the coverage of the Fliggy membership program and improve the internationalization of the rewards."
  • The partnership between Ascenda and Fliggy will cover loyalty programs of financial institutions and international airlines in China.
  • Currently, Fliggy miles can be converted into miles of 3 airlines from various airline alliances, which marks Fliggy members' connection with members of Star Alliance, SkyTeam and Oneworld.

Star Alliance and NEC Corporation Sign Partnership Agreement to Enhance Passenger Experience through Biometric Data Recognition Technology

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Friday, July 26, 2019

Star Alliance, the worlds largest airline alliance, and NEC Corporation, global leader in IT, network and biometric technologies, today signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines.

Key Points: 
  • Star Alliance, the worlds largest airline alliance, and NEC Corporation, global leader in IT, network and biometric technologies, today signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines.
  • The service will be available to customers who are enrolled in one of the Star Alliance frequent flyer programs and who have authorized the use of their biometric data.
  • Takashi Niino, President and CEO of NEC Corporation, added: NEC is pleased to join forces with Star Alliance to bring an improved cross terminal customer experience.
  • Star Alliance and NEC aim to introduce the first biometric solution at a Star Alliance airport hub by the first quarter of 2020.