2025 Agenda

Non-CO₂ emissions are believed to account for up to two-thirds of aviation’s total climate impact, making them a critical focus for environmental innovation. As the aviation industry works to balance its global benefits with environmental ambitions, innovation and technological advancements are opening new pathways to help the industry mitigate its impact on the climate. Contrail prevention is one of the few means available to the industry to achieve this over the short to medium-term.

MUAC is a pioneer in supporting research into contrail prevention, and it was the first to conduct an operational contrail prevention trial in 2021. Today, MUAC is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered by Google to better detect, predict and understand contrail formation, thereby furthering research and providing new opportunities for environmentally optimised flight operations.

This panel will explore:

The initiatives underway at MUAC to support research into contrail prevention.

Insights from the operational contrail prevention trials.

The role of Google’s AI technology in enhancing contrail detection and enabling informed operational decision-making.

The operational challenges associated with a contrail prevention programme and how these challenges can be overcome.