Luxaviation is now offering users of its private aviation app access to a real-time carbon calculator. According to the business aviation services group, the new feature provides live emissions tracking data alongside the app’s existing option to make instant carbon offset purchases and select blends of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The app is part of Luxaviation’s Green Legacy platform developed to help private aviation customers, including owners of managed aircraft and charter passengers, reduce the environmental impact of their flights. According to the Luxembourg-based company, the real-time carbon calculator is the first of its type in the business aviation sector, combining artificial intelligence and proprietary software to calculate carbon emissions for each aircraft. On this basis, clients can select certified offsets from multiple options.
“Unlike conventional carbon offset programs, Luxaviation today empowers clients to actively monitor and personalize their sustainability contributions through a seamless digital experience,” said Pieter Steyn, Luxaviation’s chief information and technology officer. “Technology plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainability forward. Our dedicated team is digitizing carbon management, enabling high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients, who increasingly seek greater transparency and control over their environmental impact, to make data-driven, responsible decisions in real-time.”
Luxaviation said it plans to further develop the Green Legacy platform to include “sustainability loyalty metrics,” impact reports, and easier access to SAF.
In 2019, U.S.-based charter group Paramount Business Jets launched a web-based carbon emissions calculator covering a limited number of aircraft types.