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Fast-growing Qatar Airways' carbon emissions increase by a fifth but efficiency performance improves

02/11/2016



Fast-growing Qatar Airways saw a 20.4% increase in carbon emissions in its 2015/16 financial year (ending March 31) compared to the previous year. However, its overall carbon efficiency improved by 1.4% from 0.807kg CO2/RTK in 2014/15 to 0.796kg CO2/RTK. The airline’s fleet at the end of the 2015/16 year comprised 77 Boeing and 103 Airbus aircraft, with an average age of 5.4 years that makes it one of the youngest in the industry. It currently has more than 300 new aircraft on order or option, including 72 Airbus A350 XWB and 80 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. According to its latest 2015-2016 sustainability report, the airline was accredited by IATA’s environmental assessment programme during the year and Doha’s Hamad International Airport, which is operated by Qatar Airways Group, was also accredited under ACI’s airport carbon programme. [...]

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