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Earth Day Insights: Jaideep Mirchandani on Clean Aviation

Jaideep Mirchandani shares his Earth Day vision for transforming aviation with cleaner fuel, smarter systems, and a stronger commitment to the planet.

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Earth Day Insights: Jaideep Mirchandani on Clean Aviation

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  1. EarthDay:Jaideep Mirchandanidiscusses howaviationcancharter apathtowardsagreener future www.skyone.aero

  2. TheGroupChairmanofSkyOnealsosharesinsightsoneasing thepressureonairlinesastheynavigatetheirsustainability journey ThethemeforEarthDay2025(April22)is‘OurPower,OurPlanet,’ whichurgespeopleacrosstheglobetounitebehindrenewable energyand to triple the global generation ofclean electricityby 2030.Accordingtoresearchers,theairlineindustryisoneofthetop contributorstogreenhousegasemissions.Havinggrown significantlyoverthepastfewdecades,especiallyincountrieslike India,theaviationindustryisunderincreasingpressuretoreduce emissionsandadoptrenewableenergywhereverpossible. Industryleadershaveechoedtheneedtoincorporatetraining, modelling,andstrongergovernmentregulationstohelpachieve net-zerocarbonemissionsby2050.Theirstrongadvocacyalso supportsorganizationsliketheInternationalCivilAviation Organization(ICAO)andtheInternationalAirTransportAssociation (IATA),whichareplayingkeyrolesinsettinggoalsandpromoting sustainablepractices. Oneofthekeyproponentsofthis shiftisJaideepMirchandani,the GroupChairmanofglobalaviationmajorSkyOne.OnEarthDay,he shared hisinsightsintohowtheindustry canmovetowardeco- friendlysolutionswithoutcompromisingcustomersatisfactionor airlineoperationalefficiency.

  3. AIRTAXIS India’sDirectorate GeneralofCivilAviation (DGCA)recentlyintroducedrulesfor setting up verticalports, Althoughthe paving rollout thewayforair willbephased, taxis. the the regulatoryclaritygives confidencetobeginplanning companies commercial servicesacrossmajorcities. Inurbanareasfacingtraffic congestion,airtaxis couldofferfasterconnectivitywhilereducing emissionsfromroadvehicles.Forthistobea reality,thegovernmentwill alsoneedtoprovide detailedguidelinesoninfrastructure,operations, batterycharging,parking,andlandingto supportsmoothexecution.

  4. GreenerAirports Indiahasalreadydemonstratedleadershipthrough CochinInternationalAirport(CIAL)inKerala,which becametheworld’sfirstfullysolar-poweredairportin 2015.Theairportrunsona12MWsolarpowerplant withmorethan46,000panels,generatingcloseto 250millionunitsofelectricityandpreventingover 160,000metrictonnesofcarbondioxideemissions. Inspiredbythissuccess,manyairportsacrossthe countryhaveadoptedsolarpower.Upcoming projectssuchasNaviMumbaiInternationalAirport arealsobeingdesignedwithsustainabilityinfocus. Transitioningbothexistingandnewairportsinto carbon-neutralfacilitieswillbekeytomeetingthe sector’senvironmentalgoals.

  5. Fuel-EfficientAircraft India’stopairlineshaveplacedlargeaircraftorderswithaclearfocusonfuelefficiency.AirIndia,forexample,has ordered250aircraftfromAirbus,including210A320sand40A350s.IndiGo’spurchaseincludes30A350saswell.The A350familyisconsideredamongthemostfuel-efficientwide-bodyaircraftintheworld. AirlinesarealsoacquiringBoeing787Dreamliners,whichareknownfortheirefficientenginesandaerodynamic design.Asfleetsgrow,airlinesneedtoprioritiseaircraftthatuselessfuel,whetherforshort-haulorlong-haulroutes. Thiswillhelpreducetheenvironmentalfootprint while alsoimproving operationalcostefficiency. 2022

  6. GreenFinancing AddasubheadingIndiaisexpectedtobecomeoneofthe largestcivilaviationmarkets,withover2,200aircraftsetto joinitsfleetinthenext20years.TheCivilAviationMinistry projectsthatby2030,Indiawillhandle630millionpassengers annually,withgrowthcontinuingatacompoundrateofsixto eightpercent. Tosupport thisgrowthresponsibly,aviationplayersare exploringsustainability-linkedfinancing.Thistypeoffunding tiesfinancialtermstoenvironmentaltargets,encouraging climate-aligneddecision-making.Whileaviationhas traditionallystruggledtoattractgreeninvestment,this is startingtochange.Moreinvestorsarenowrecognising the roleofsustainablefinanceinreshapingthefutureofflight.

  7. SustainableAviationFuel(SAF) Reducingaviationemissionsremainschallenging,butsustainableaviationfuelisemergingasapracticalsolution.A Deloittereporttitled‘GreenWings:India’sSAFRevolutionintheMaking’highlightsthatIndiaaccountsfor2.5percentof globalAviationTurbineFuel(ATF)demand.WithitsabundantfeedstockandalargeshareofATFexports,Indiaiswell- positionedtorampupSAFproduction. However,thisopportunityrequiresacoordinatedeffort.Policymakersandindustrystakeholdersmustcometogetherto establishaclearregulatoryroadmap,developsecuresupply chains,offerfinancialincentivesandcreatemechanismsfor transparentpricingandcertification.ThesestepscanattractinvestmentandscaleupSAFadoption.

  8. Getin Touch Contactustogetmoreinfo info@skyone.aero +97165579577 www.skyone.aero B1-01-04A,SaifZone– Sharjah,UnitedArabEmirates

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