NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program

NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program - Now Powered by 4AIR

NBAA’s Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program powered by 4AIR identifies business aviation entities meeting exceptional environmental sustainability standards. The goal of this accreditation program is to further advance a sustainability culture in the business aviation community. The program recognizes those that meet or exceed specified criteria in the following areas:

 

Flight

Reducing environmental impact as a result of conducting flights (e.g., carbon emissions) and creating efficiencies

Operations

Optimizing a sustainability culture with an emphasis on carbon emissions as a result of personnel air travel and implementation of environmental programs (e.g., recycling)

Ground Support

Implementing sustainable strategies related to equipment and vehicles that support business aviation operations (e.g., aircraft tugs, entity owned/leased vehicles).

Infrastructure

Advancing sustainability through physical infrastructures (e.g., hangars, facilities).

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Learn More about the program:

  • Click to review the process for participating in the Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program with program requirements, deadlines and pricing.

  • Click to review best practices aimed at enhancing organizational processes, inspired by the successes of accredited entities across diverse industries.

    Click to review the list of helpful resources to help companies track their emissions data and prepare their supporting documentation for the accreditation application process.

  • Click to review the list of companies that have earned Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation.

  • Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation is valid for a three-year period. Companies that have previously obtained Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation may go through a reaccreditation process to demonstrate their continued commitment to sustainability goals and the industry-wide effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

    Applicants for reaccreditation follow a similar process to their initial accreditation process.

    • Complete the 2026 Reaccreditation Application Form

    • Submit data and documentation

    • Submit reaccreditation payment

    • Business aviation entity is audited

    • Accreditation is awarded if the audit verifies the business aviation has met accreditation requirements.