Air Canada and Airbus have partnered to create a sustainable
aviation fuel investment platform, the airline announced Monday.
The companies have agreed to invest up to C$13.7 million
(US$10 million) through the Sustainability Co-Investment Platform to
"serve as a catalyst for the broader Canadian SAF ecosystem,"
according to Air Canada.
In addition, Airbus has joined Air Canada's Leave Less travel
program, which offers clients the ability to purchase SAF and carbon offset
credits, as a corporate partner. The airplane manufacturer has signed on to the
program for at least five years and will purchase "SAF environmental
attributes associated with more than 60,000 liters of SAF for its first
allocation," according to the carrier. Air Canada will track Airbus'
greenhouse gas emissions associated with Airbus' corporate travel and remove
verified SAF environmental attributes on the company's behalf.
Air Canada introduced the Leave Less travel program in 2021.