#021 Is Sustainable Air Travel Just an Illusion

The first commercial airline flight took off on January 1, 1914. It flew from St Petersburg, Fl to Tampa Bay. It was a flight of 21 miles and took 23 minutes. This flight service only lasted 4 months but it paved the way to the airline industry that we see today. Now, I am sure that when that first flight took off,  carbon emissions were not their first concern. At least not like it is today.

I think we all know that air travel is not going away any time soon. And I think we all know it is one industry that has a significant environmental impact. And as you have no doubt heard me say before, a big part of sustainability is making better choices. That is part of what I want to explore in this episode. First of all to give you some basic idea of the impact of the airline industry. Then to give you some tips on how you can mitigate some of your personal impact. And lastly to talk briefly about exciting changes and new developments that will result in more sustainable air travel. And at the end, I want to share some very interesting facts about modern explorers that are challenging the impossible. 

Always live sustainable because this is how we build a better future.

Patrick