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Thales and Amelia validate contrail‑avoidance system in large trial, cutting per‑flight climate impact ~70%

Thales and Amelia completed a 12‑month large‑scale trial of a contrail‑avoidance system that saved more than 2,000 tonnes CO2‑equivalent and cut estimated climate impact per flight by about 70%. Only 59 of 6,400+ flights required altitude profile changes; Thales is planning wider trials toward a possible commercial roll‑out by 2030.

Discovered 2026-03-18T23:15:15.561975-07:00 | 2026-03-18T23:15:15.561975-07:00

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  • Demonstrates operationally feasible contrail mitigation: the 12‑month trial saved >2,000 tonnes CO2‑equivalent and reduced per‑flight climate impact by ~70% while requiring profile changes on only 59 of 6,400+ flights, showing targeted measures can cut warming impacts without major network disruption. See similar targeted approaches in the American Airlines/Google trial (source:1082e230-8c93-4b09-be9a-8529fe2859fd).

  • Strengthens case for supplier and ATM integration ahead of commercialization: the results support broader vendor-led decarbonization efforts and the need for better onboard measurement and traffic‑flow tools, complementing Thales' wider decarbonization agenda (source:909ef617-853b-46a9-9a4f-df15f0d48c4e) and ongoing work on contrail sensors and measurement (source:1d066b92-8b27-4145-88c2-72e0755c0fb7).

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