Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA)

Our mission is to accelerate the journey to sustainable aviation by developing evidence-based tools that allow people to map, understand and embark on the pathways towards sustainable flight. The AIA was born out of a series of roundtables hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales in early 2020, attended by aviation business leaders, policymakers and academics. These meetings highlighted the need for multi-disciplinary efforts to address the issue of climate change in aviation. Our evidence-based and authoritative simulations and visualisations aim to challenge perceived wisdom and siloed decision making to allow policymakers and industry leaders to find pathways to sustainable aviation. The AIA has assembled a core team of over 60 contributors and has solicited input and insights from over 80 different companies in the sector. The team is structured into a range of small, agile, cross-disciplinary teams looking at multiple aspects of the system including: fuels, aircraft and propulsio...