FLYHT interview, Jefferies Aerospace ESG Summit, ShadowcastLink (below) to the recent interview of FLYHT board member Nancy Young that was part of Jefferies Aerospace ESG Summit on June 24.
Mentioned or discussed: ESG as an opportunity, aircraft health monitoring, net zero by 2050, SAF, satellite-based air traffic management, contrail detection and avoidance.
17-minute mark, discussion of contrails and their impact on the environment, detection and avoidance...
Paraphrased, about 35-50% of the impact of aviation on climate comes from contrails.
NY: "
Well, you take the WVSS-II and you put it together with an algorithm that FLYHT has developed with another partner called Shadowcast, and we are able to take real-time weather information and be able to predict the kind of atmospheric conditions behind an aircraft that would create that contrail... That allows you then to be able to find a way to avoid (flying) through those types of areas..."
(This is) maturing into quite a commercial endeavour as the regulatory entities are more and more interested in how you address this, as are the airlines." NY, re: Shadowcast,
"just now launching that".
NY, three takeaways... FLYHT's "actionable intelligence", what's going on (on an aircraft) and what are you going to do about it?), addressing ESG opportunities, and that aviation needs to be sustainable.
https://wsw.com/webcast/jeff307/fly.v/1942011 If you are not already a member, you can sign in for free to watch and listen.
Nancy N. Young, Director.
"Ms. Young is the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) at Gevo, Inc., leading the company’s sustainability, environmental, and scientific affairs as Gevo commercializes the next generation of bio-based renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel. Immediately prior to joining Gevo, she was CSO for Alder Renewables. A globally recognized aviation, alternative fuels, environmental, and sustainability leader, Ms. Young served for over fourteen years as the Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Airlines for America ® (A4A). From 2015 through 2016, she served on the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group for Sustainable Transport. Prior to joining A4A, Ms. Young was a Director/Partner at the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond, PC. She holds a BA from The College of William & Mary and a JD ___ laude from Harvard Law School."
https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/sustainable-aviation-fuels 6-page FAA fact sheet on contrails...
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/policy_guidance/envir_policy/contrails.pdf space.com... "All jet engines can potentially produce contrails, but specific atmospheric conditions are required for contrail formation, per the National Weather Service. The air needs to be both cool and humid — conditions that are most commonly found at cruising altitude." Aug 27, 2023.