Additional Environmental Initiatives

This section includes additional environmental information and related programs, including our members’ environmental management practices, fuel management, airline recycling programs, aircraft drinking water and more.

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Fuel Management
While ATA airlines are motivated to prevent fuel releases for environmental protection reasons, this also makes good business sense, as fuel is the airlines’ number one cost center.

Aircraft Drinking Water
The core mission of the airline industry is to provide safe, affordable, and reliable air transportation services. This mission extends to providing clean, safe drinking water for passengers and employees.

Recycling - A Partnership Between Airlines, Airports and Communities
Our airlines’ commitment to continual environmental improvement extends to all areas, including expanding recycling programs throughout all of our operations.

Debunking Aviation’s Environmental Myths
The Air Transport Association (ATA) member airlines have an exceptional environmental track record that is often overlooked or misstated. Let's set the record straight.

Commercial Airlines: Environmentally Efficient Economic Drivers(03/01/2010)
Airlines contribute significantly to the economy and -- at the same time -- are highly carbon efficient in moving people and critical goods.

U.S. Commercial Aircraft: Major Environmental Milestones(03/01/2010)
U.S. Commercial Aircraft: Major Environmental Milestones