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Sustainability In The Air

Travel makes the world a smaller and better place. Aviation has bounced back. However, as we experience climate change, we worry about our environmental impact. Sustainability in The Air, the world’s first podcast dedicated to sustainable aviation. Every week, Shashank Nigam, the CEO of SimpliFlying, talks to Airline, airport, travel and technology executives to help make sense of the Wild-West scenario. Our mission is to show the many paths to net zero, for an industry that is one of the hardest to decarbonize. Whether you're a frequent flier, an airline Executive or just love traveling, if you care about sustainable global travel then welcome aboard. Our mission is to get you the latest insight from a top airline or technology C-level executive willing to share their organization's journey to building a sustainable future.Feel free to reach out via email to [email protected]. For more content about sustainable aviation visit our website simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
146
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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How Nova Pangaea Technologies plans to turn agricultural and forestry waste into SAF

How Nova Pangaea Technologies plans to turn agricultural and forestry waste into SAF

In this episode, we talk to Sarah Ellerby, CEO of Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT), a UK-based cleantech company that has created a patented technology called the REFNOVA®, to enable SAF production fr…

00:39:50  |   Thu 26 Sep 2024
How LYTE Aviation’s 40-seater eVTOLs could disrupt the status quo

How LYTE Aviation’s 40-seater eVTOLs could disrupt the status quo

In this episode, we talk to Freshta Farzam, founder and CEO of LYTE Aviation, who shares the company’s innovative approach to developing a 40-seater eVTOL aircraft for regional travel and cargo trans…

00:48:31  |   Thu 19 Sep 2024
How Estuaire’s data platform can help airlines and airports make better sustainability decisions

How Estuaire’s data platform can help airlines and airports make better sustainability decisions

In this episode, we talk to Maxime Meijers and Nicolas Meijers, co-founders of Estuaire, who share insights into their innovative data platform that provides comprehensive climate impact assessments …

00:50:34  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
How GBTA is shaping the future of sustainable corporate travel

How GBTA is shaping the future of sustainable corporate travel

In this episode, we talk to Delphine Millot, Senior Vice President for Advocacy & Sustainability at Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), who shares insights into GBTA’s initiatives to promote s…

00:46:32  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
How INERATEC plans to turn 1 gigawatt of power into 125 million gallons of e-fuel

How INERATEC plans to turn 1 gigawatt of power into 125 million gallons of e-fuel

In this episode, we talk to Tim Boeltken, Founder and Managing Director at INERATEC, who shares insights into the innovative world of e-fuels and their potential to transform the aviation industry an…

00:42:29  |   Thu 29 Aug 2024
Can New Zealand achieve its sustainable aviation goals despite its geographical isolation?

Can New Zealand achieve its sustainable aviation goals despite its geographical isolation?

In this episode, we talk to Billie Moore, Chief Executive at NZ Airports Association, who shares insights into New Zealand’s distinctive approach to sustainable aviation and the challenges of operati…

00:52:10  |   Thu 22 Aug 2024
Why Transport & Environment believes aviation’s carbon bill is long overdue

Why Transport & Environment believes aviation’s carbon bill is long overdue

In this episode, we talk to Matt Finch, UK Policy Manager at Transport & Environment (T&E), who shares insights into the challenges and opportunities in sustainable aviation.

Finch discusses T&E's rol…

00:50:39  |   Thu 15 Aug 2024
How Hawaiian Airlines' approach to sustainability goes beyond environmental concerns

How Hawaiian Airlines' approach to sustainability goes beyond environmental concerns

In this episode, we talk to Alanna James, Managing Director Sustainability Initiatives at Hawaiian Airlines, who shares insights into the airline's distinctive approach to sustainability and the chal…

00:48:05  |   Thu 08 Aug 2024
How Urban-Air Port is revolutionising infrastructure for advanced air mobility

How Urban-Air Port is revolutionising infrastructure for advanced air mobility

In this episode, we talk to Ricky Sandhu, Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban-Air Port, who shares insights into the company's groundbreaking vertiport technology and vision for the future of urb…

00:55:36  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
How Jet Zero Australia plans to turn surplus ethanol into SAF

How Jet Zero Australia plans to turn surplus ethanol into SAF

In this episode, we talk to Ed Mason, Founder & CEO of Jet Zero Australia, who shares insights into the company’s ambitious projects to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a commercial scale. 

00:47:41  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
How FLIGHTKEYS promises major climate gains at a minimal cost

How FLIGHTKEYS promises major climate gains at a minimal cost

In this episode, we talk to Alejandra Martín Frías, Head of Sustainability Research at FLIGHTKEYS, who shares insights into the company’s research on contrail avoidance and its potential impact on av…

00:57:37  |   Thu 18 Jul 2024
How Boeing’s ‘SAF&’ strategy is laying the foundation for sustainable flying

How Boeing’s ‘SAF&’ strategy is laying the foundation for sustainable flying

In this episode, we talk to Brian Moran, Chief Sustainability Officer at Boeing, who shares the company’s multifaceted approach to decarbonising the aviation industry, focusing on sustainable aviatio…

00:56:31  |   Thu 11 Jul 2024
Is demand management the only realistic route to decarbonising aviation?

Is demand management the only realistic route to decarbonising aviation?

In this episode, we talk to Ali Warrington, Senior Campaigner at Possible, a UK-based climate charity that enables people to take practical action on climate change. 

Possible has been at the forefron…

01:08:54  |   Thu 04 Jul 2024
Akshat Rathi explains why ‘hard to decarbonise’ is a myth in aviation

Akshat Rathi explains why ‘hard to decarbonise’ is a myth in aviation

In this episode, we talk to Akshat Rathi, award-winning senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News. Rathi is the host of Bloomberg’s podcast Zero that explores the policies, tactics and clean technol…

00:50:44  |   Thu 27 Jun 2024
How Kenya Airways plans to unleash the country’s untapped SAF potential

How Kenya Airways plans to unleash the country’s untapped SAF potential

In this episode, we talk to Grace Vihenda, Senior Manager, Innovation and Sustainability at Kenya Airways, who shares the airline’s efforts to promote sustainable aviation in Africa, a continent with…
00:48:46  |   Thu 20 Jun 2024
LanzaJet plans to produce 1 billion gallons of SAF by 2030

LanzaJet plans to produce 1 billion gallons of SAF by 2030

In this episode, we talk to Jimmy Samartzis, CEO of LanzaJet, who shares the company’s journey in developing the world’s first proven alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology that converts ethanol into sustai…

01:08:09  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
IATA’s blueprint for accelerating SAF production and adoption

IATA’s blueprint for accelerating SAF production and adoption

In our first-ever bilingual episode, we talk to Preeti Jain, Head of Net Zero Transition Program at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Jain provides an in-depth look at the challenge…

01:15:27  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
The ICCT’s bitter but essential prescription for net zero emissions by 2050

The ICCT’s bitter but essential prescription for net zero emissions by 2050

In this episode, we welcome back Dan Rutherford, Senior Director of Research at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), for his second appearance on the show. Rutherford shares his …

00:56:00  |   Thu 30 May 2024
Alaska Airlines’ multi-faceted approach to achieving net zero by 2040

Alaska Airlines’ multi-faceted approach to achieving net zero by 2040

In this episode, we talk to Diana Birkett Rakow, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability at Alaska Airlines, who shares the airline’s ambitious goal of achieving net zero emissions b…

00:56:29  |   Thu 23 May 2024
How Elysian’s 90-seater aircraft promises a breakthrough in electric aviation

How Elysian’s 90-seater aircraft promises a breakthrough in electric aviation

In this episode, we talk to Daniel Rosen Jacobson, co-founder, co-CEO and Chief Business Officer of Elysian Aircraft, a startup that is developing a clean-sheet 90-seater battery electric aircraft.

Ja…

00:47:46  |   Thu 16 May 2024
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