Learning Center
Interested in learning more about sustainability in aviation? See our collection of white papers and industry resources below.
4AIR Whitepapers
Interested in where you can find Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
As sustainable aviation fuel becomes more and more readily available, it can be confusing where physical supply exists for business aviation customers. Visit 4AIR’s map for SAF - a verified listing of airports with sustainable fuel inventory specifically designed with business and general aviation users in mind.
SAF Map
Other Tools
Access our suite of free tools via the links below:
Legislation tracking tool for business aviation
Estimate your carbon footprint from the use of JetA or AvGas.
Estimate your emissions reductions from the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
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Third-Party Resources
With growing interest in sustainability, there are number of valuable aids produced by other sources that can assist you with learning more about sustainability. 4AIR has curated a list of the top industry guides and resources here.
Google’s Contrails Explorer
The Contrails Explorer visualizes cloud cover using satellite imagery (GOES-16) over the contiguous United States and applies Google’s contrail detection model to display, in near real-time, where a contrail likely formed.
Reviate by Breakthrough Energy - Contrail Map
This map models where contrails are likely to have formed during a flight, how long the contrail was, and their impact on the climate (warming/cooling). Users can adjust the timeline on the map to see where contrails migrated to after formation.
The Boeing Cascade Climate Impact Model
These tools allow users to customize strategies by introducing different tactics to offset or reduce their CO2 equivalent emissions. The forecast scenario depicts the downstream impacts that a strategy can have through 2050.
GAMA & IBAC Joint Position on Business Aviation Tackling Climate Change
This document provides a succinct summary of private aviation’s footprint, it’s strong track record of efficiency improvements, and its commitment to meet goals set out by ICAO. Learn about the private aviation’s own commitment to sustainability goals in this position document from the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association and the International Business Aviation Council.
Hydrogen | A Future Fuel for Aviation?
This 2020 analysis from Roland Berger provides an excellent deep-dive into the different hydrogen propulsion methods available to aviation and how each could fit into the overall propulsion landscape in the long-term. The report clearly portrays the differences against jet fuel and provides a more holistic view into the benefits, challenges, and opportunities for hydrogen.
Fact Sheet: The Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Commercial Aviation
Learn about the projected growth of emissions in commercial aviation as well as more about the effects of non-CO2 emissions through this fact sheet produced by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI).
Aviation Guide to SAF
The production and characteristics of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a new topic for many in aviation. Learn about where it comes from (its feedstocks), who the main producers are, and how it is produced, tested, and validated in this industry guide from The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018
For those with a more technical interest in the research behind the effects of non-CO2 emissions, this research report provides a very in-depth analysis of those impacts and their conversion to CO2-equivalents in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
ATAG Beginner’s Guide to Aviation Efficiencies
This guide provides a great deep dive into the different operational and incremental opportunities for aviation efficiencies from engine enhancements, weight reductions, improved flight planning and other infrastructure improvements.
