Aviation sustainability specialist 4Air has added 21 regulatory schemes globally to its compliance monitoring and reporting services. The additions come as regulatory programs continue to grow exponentially throughout the world.
“Four years ago, operators had to worry about just two regulatory programs that affected them from an environmental perspective, now that has grown to dozens of reporting requirements, taxes and fees, emission schemes, and indirect programs that affect business aviation’s customers,” said 4Air COO Nancy Bsales.
Bringing the total to 25, the additions help operators ensure they are in compliance with the constantly evolving regulatory environment and are designed to provide more oversight over the financial ramifications of these types of programs, 4Air said.
The additions cover emissions tracking, reporting, taxes and duties, and offsetting requirements across different jurisdictions such as contrail monitoring, reporting, and verification under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Refuel EU reporting and fuel procurement.
4Air further is actively monitoring another three dozen emerging or evolving environmental programs that could require future compliance, including the proposed €3,000 per passenger tax for long-range business aviation flights departing from France.
“As sustainability regulations continue to evolve, our goal is to stay ahead of the curve, providing predictability and seamless solutions that remove the complexities of compliance for our clients,” said 4Air president Kennedy Ricci. “Potential non-compliance costs with new programs are significant.”