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Besides safely and reliably flying passengers and
freight around the world, the environment is another
key priority for Singapore Airlines. We believe that
we have a long-term responsibility to help protect
the environment. Not only does the Airline comply
with environmental codes of practice set by
regulatory authorities, we are also transparent about
our environmental policies and action plans.
SIA has a longstanding policy of maintaining
a young and modern fleet of aircra and commits
to new technologies to harness the benefits
of greenhouse gas emissions, improved fuel
productivity, reduced noise levels and more
eicient utilisation of resources.
We continually work towards improving fuel
consumption in our operations as part of our
eorts to reduce the climate change caused by
increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The SIA Group has in place a comprehensive
fuel eiciency programme to mitigate rising CO2
emission levels through fleet renewal and more
eicient operational measures. The passenger
fleet for the Airlines in the Group – SIA, SilkAir,
Scoot and Tigerair – as well as SIA Cargo’s
freighters, all meet the stringent 2004 ICAO CAEP/6
Emission Standards for NOx.
SIA also participates in the Asia and Pacific
Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE)
programme, a partnership of air navigation
service providers focused on environmental
stewardship in the region. Under the ‘ASPIRE-Daily
City Pair’ programme, regular ‘green’ flights are
conducted between pairs of airports throughout
the Asia-Pacific region, one of the fastest-growing
aviation markets in the world. Selected daily
flights operating between Singapore and
Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Christchurch
have been included in this programme.
We believe the use of sustainable aviation fuels
has the potential to meet the industry’s carbon
neutral growth goals as well as reduce the
dependence on fossil fuels. As a member of the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG),
which is focused on accelerating the development
and commercialisation of sustainable aviation
fuels, SIA has pledged to advance and adopt
aviation biofuels produced sustainably and
is committed to working in partnership with
government agencies and stakeholders to do so.
SIA supports the International Air Transport
Association (IATA)’s Four-Pillar Strategy to
promote and drive eorts towards carbon neutral
growth from 2020 onwards – specifically in the
areas of technology, operations, infrastructure
and economic measures.
More of the Airline’s environmental activities
and programmes are available in the Singapore
Airlines Sustainability Report FY2014/15.
Not only does the Airline
comply with environmental
codes of practice set by
regulatory authorities, we are
also transparent about our
environmental policies and
action plans.
Environment
We believe
the use of
sustainable
aviation fuels
has the potential
to meet the
industry’s
carbon neutral
growth goals as
well as reduce
the dependence
on fossil fuels.
01. SIA is the exclusive airline
partner for the Harapan Rainforest
Initiative, aimed at restoring
and protecting the biodiverse
ecosystem.
02. Underprivileged children under
the Caritas Zurich project had the
opportunity to tour Zurich Airport
and explore SIA’s A380 aircra.
03. Volunteers from SIA
Community Service Club had a
fun treasure hunt adventure with
beneficiaries from MINDS IEDC at
Changi Point Boardwalk on
19 July 2014.
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