The report, published by the committee to parliament, comes shortly ahead of the publication of the government’s Jet Zero strategy, which has been implemented to formulate a path towards net-zero for aviation.

However, according to the association, it doesn’t recognise the importance of contrails and their potential environmental impact. The report does note the net effect of non-CO2 impacts "almost certainly contributes a warming effect to the climate".

 
Bapla has been campaigning for a research trial into the non-CO2 effects of aviation – specifically contrails – and hopes for funding for a trial as part of the Jet Zero strategy.
  
The association continues to seek a place on the government’s Jet Zero council to share the expertise of its Environment Study Group.

Jeremy Thomson, chair of Balpa’s Environment Study Group, said: "We want to see a thriving future for the aviation sector in the UK, one that provides jobs for our members and mobility for our population.

"Yet we are in the midst of a climate crisis and have a moral and legal obligation to ensure our future is a sustainable one."