The company has combined data elements including but not limited to, aircraft and engine specifications, airline schedules, and actual flight operations to create a holistic view of the actual emissions footprint.
This enables consumers to view emissions by operator, aircraft type or geographical region. Jeremy Bowen, Cirium chief executive, said the level of precision of the CO2 emissions calculations "far exceeds" estimates generally available today.
Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines have commended Cirium for the approach and accuracy of its fuel burn estimations through their own analysis.
Cirium develops system to track flight CO2 emissions
Air
Will Payne
21 June 2022
Aviation analytics company Cirium has developed a methodology to provide a picture of CO2 emissions and fuel burn calculations per flight and aircraft seat.
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