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For every plane that takes off, it takes hundreds of people working hand in hand. Everyone across the world knows they can count on the IT & Data teams to meet their needs, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By leveraging the latest cutting-edge technologies – data, artificial intelligence, Cloud,…VideoAir France activities: IT & DataAchievementsImage © Air France Image © air franceSpotlight on the Air France appIT has already developed over 2,000 applications to meet the needs of the company's employees and customers. Such is the case with the Air France app , a comprehensive solution enabling travelers to buy tickets, manage reservations, consult their Flying Blue account, receive real-time flight…IT MattersIT Matters is an Air France-KLM wide sustainability transition initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of the Group’s digital solutions by applying digital ethical principles. For example, the teams have used data analytics to improve eco-piloting measures and combat food waste by…OUR PROFESSIONSImageData engineerImageSoftware engineerImageData scientistImageCybersecurity engineerImageTelecoms and security network engineerImageCloud engineerImageOperational research engineerKEY FIGURESIT & DATA3sites en région parisienne, Toulouse et Sophia Antipolis IT & DATA300Md'euros investis chaque année IT & DATA+ de 2000applications développées Tous les chiffres clés ImageIT & DATA IS HIRINGOUR OFFERS

Remove CO₂ from the atmosphere

Absorb and store carbon from the atmosphereOur priority is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, primarily those generated directly by our operations, but also upstream and downstream of our activities. In addition, we support projects that absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere in natural carbon sinks (forests,…Conservation and restoration of mangrovesImage © Air France Air France, in collaboration with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, is supporting a research-action programme for the conservation and restoration of mangroves in the Martinique, as part of the French Low Carbon Label. Mangroves are tropical coastal forest formations…Fighting deforestationIn partnership with Ecoact, Air France also supports projects to combat deforestation in Brazil, the development of renewable energies in India (Verified Carbon Standard certified) and improved cooking ovens in Kenya (Gold Standard certified). These projects do not in any way absorb CO 2 from the…Your questionsWhat is a "carbon neutral flight"?There is no such thing as a carbon-neutral flight, just as any product or service that defines itself as carbon-neutral undermines the definition of carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality can be defined as the balance between human CO 2 emissions and their absorption. In this respect, carbon…

Reduce our indirect CO₂ emissions

REDUCING OUR INDIRECT CO₂ EMISSIONSImage © Air France Beyond the emissions directly linked to our activities, we have a responsibility for the emissions of our entire value chain. These emissions, known as indirect emissions, are linked to the purchase of raw materials, services, or the transportation of our customers to the airport…COMBINING DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTImage © Air France Favouring low-carbon alternatives on shorter journeys, and more energy-efficient flights on longer journeys, helps to minimise the overall carbon footprint of your trip. Learn moreRESPONSIBLE CATERINGImage © Air France A more environmentally friendly catering offer, guaranteeing the choice and the origin of the food, ensures a fairer consumption. Learn moreYOUR QUESTIONSIs it credible for an airline to cooperate with the train, a traditional competitor for air transport?Trains and planes meet different needs, and each mode of transport has its place. The role of the plane is to open up regions across the world and bring people together, as well as contribute to developing French and European interests. It has the advantage of being easily implemented and adaptable…What happens to food products not consumed on board?To avoid food waste, when certain foods can no longer be loaded on board, they are donated to charities. Air France collaborates in particular with the Restos du Coeur and the Food Bank. In summer 2021, 9,000 meal boxes that could no longer be given to our customers and more than 950,000 basic food…How do you recycle non-food products distributed on board?To avoid the destruction of products and encourage their reuse, in January 2017, Air France signed a framework agreement with the Agence du Don en Nature (ADN), which collects and redistributes new non-food everyday products in order to fight exclusion in France. In 2019, when the Air France cabin…

Reduce our direct CO₂ emissions

REDUCE OUR CO₂ EMISSIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLEGlobal greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were around 60 billion tonnes of equivalent CO₂. To reach the international goal of carbon neutrality, these must be reduced to 10 billion tonnes by 2050. Therefore, our climate strategy focuses on reducing our CO₂ emissions as rapidly as possible, primarily…30% reduction in emissions per passenger-kilometre in 2030 compared to 2019. For Air France, this corresponds to a 12% reduction in our total CO₂ emissions over this period, excluding offsets, based on our current traffic development assumptions. This target has been approved by the independent global initiative Science Based Targets (SBTi) on the basis of a scientific…3 MAIN ACTIONSImage © Air France To achieve this, we are implementing three major priority actions –our fleet renewal,the progressive use ofsustainable aviation fuel,andeco-piloting. To deploy them more rapidly, we are working closely with all our ecosystem partners – aircraft manufacturers, equipment suppliers, airports, fuel suppliers, air traffic control authorities and public authorities.FLEET RENEWALImage © Air France The renewal of our fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft is currently our main lever for decarbonisation. Learn moreSUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELImage © Air France Derived from non-fossil sources, Sustainable Aviation Fuels are set to become the main lever for decarbonising air transport in the coming years. Learn moreECO-PILOTINGImage © Air France Eco-piloting, or more responsible piloting, enables an immediate reduction in aircraft fuel consumption on the ground and in flight. Learn moreYOUR QUESTIONSIsn't the real lever for reducing CO₂ emissions from the airline sector to reduce traffic ?Over the last 15 years, Air France has reduced its CO₂ emissions by 6%. However, CO₂ emissions from air transport have increased by 40%. This is due to strong traffic growth (+5% per year on average), which has more than offset the reduction in CO₂ emissions per passenger made possible by various…Sustainable aviation fuel is considerably more expensive than conventional fuel – will this price difference be reflected in your ticket prices?On January 1st, 2022, a regulatory obligation to incorporate 1% sustainable aviation fuel on all flights departing from France came into force. This represents an additional cost of around €30 million for Air France given the current price of these fuels. This additional cost has been passed on to…Hydrogen-powered and electric aircraft…what do you think of these future technologies ?Hydrogen-powered aircraft would offer great potential for reducing the climate impact of air travel, as combustion theoretically only emits water. This is a long-term project that Air France supports. Its development will require overcoming major technological challenges, in particular related to…What happens to your aircraft at the end of their lifespan?The aircraft we own are recycled and recovered, thanks in particular to AFI KLM E&M Teardown Management, a subsidiary dedicated to managing aircraft dismantling. Recoverable parts are checked, rectified and reused (in our fleet, our customers' fleets or in our stocks). We rely on a network of…

More responsible catering

MORE RESPONSIBLE CATERINGMeals are an essential part of the Air France travel experience. The company offers its customers a more responsible offer, focusing on three priorities – responsible catering and reducing food waste, eliminating single-use plastic and recycling packaging. VideoAir France ACT | Responsible cateringMORE RESPONSIBLE CATERING AND FAIR CONSUMPTIONImage © Air FranceCateringOn all its flights and in its lounges on departure from Paris, Air France offers among others 100% French meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, bread and pastries, as well as fish from sustainable fisheries. On flights to Paris, local and seasonal products are chosen wherever possible.Reducing wasteWe limit waste by implementing a rigorous stock management policy. Customers travelling in our long-haul Business cabin can also pre-select their dishes before their flight, therefore guaranteeing the availability of their choice. This means we only board the meals we know will be consumed and…ELIMINATING SINGLE-USE PLASTICPlastic takes centuries to degrade and every year more than 10 million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans because they are not recycled. Air France is rapidly replacing plastic items with bio-sourced materials, both on board and on the ground, and will have eliminated/replaced 90% of…RECYCLING PACKAGINGImage © Air France Since 2019, on all our flights to Paris, we have been sorting packaging so that it can be recycled in France or in Europe. In 2022, 20 tons of plastic bottles, cartons and cans were recycled as well as 530 tons of glass bottles. We are currently working on extending this…SINCE 20192019 Elimination of 210 million single-use plastic items2022  Introduction of more responsible catering (local, balanced, labelled products, etc.) and widespread pre-selection of the hot dish in the long-haul Business cabin2023  90% of single-use plastic eliminated/replaced on board (i.e. 316 million items processed). Use of bio-based or recycled materials for travel accessoriesOUR MAIN ACTIONSImageFleet RenewalImageSustainable aviation fuelImageEco-responsibleImageCombining different modes of transport.

Combining different modes of transport

TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES FOR SHORT DISTANCE JOURNEYSVideoAir France ACT | Combining different modes of transport Favouring low-carbon alternatives on shorter journeys, and more energy-efficient flights on longer journeys, helps to minimise the overall carbon footprint of your trip. For short distance journeys, low carbon transport alternatives exist.…COMBINING DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTWherever possible, we offer our customers the possibility of combining different modes of transport. We call this intermodality. For over 25 years, Air France has been offering its customers a service that allows them to combine train and air travel in the same reservation, with guaranteed…OUR MAIN ACTIONSImageFleet renewalImageSustainable aviation fuelImageEco-pilotingImageResponsible catering

ECO-PILOTING

PILOTING IN A ECO-RESPONSIBLE WAYEco-piloting, or eco-responsible piloting, immediately reduces the fuel consumption of aircraft, both on the ground and in flight. Air France has been training  its pilots in eco-piloting for many years. In the same way as eco-driving a car, the aim of eco-piloting is to identify and implement…VideoAir France ACT | Eco pilotingSOME CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF ECO-PILOTING ACTIONSImage © Air France When taxiing on the runway, pilots can use only one of the two engines of the aircraft. On a Airbus A350, this saves up to 700kg of fuel on depature and on arrival Our pilots use innovative tools that allow them to adapt their trajectories to optimise fuel consumption. These…OUR MAIN ACTIONSImageFleet renewalImageSustainable aviation fuelImageCombining different modes of transportImageResponsible catering

Sustainable aviation fuel

WHAT ARE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS?Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are set to become the main lever for decarbonising air transport in the coming years. Produced from non-fossil fuel sources, They can be used today without any modification to aircraft and flight operations and are gradually replacing traditional fuel. The SAF…VideoAll you need to know about Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) | Air FranceTHESE NEW FUELS ARE OF TWO TYPES:Image © Air France 2nd generation biofuels, produced from biomass - in particular used oil or agricultural waste, which do not compete with food crops - available now synthetic fuels - also called "power-to-liquid" or "e-fuels" produced from CO₂ captured in the atmosphere and hydrogen present in…EMISSION REDUCTIONS ENABLED BY SAFSAFs emit the same amount of CO₂ during flight as kerosene. The reduction in emissions is achieved in the upstream phase, i.e., during the SAF production process. Take the example of SAF from used cooking oils: these oils are originally produced from plants, which absorb CO₂ from the atmosphere…A DECISIVE LEVER FOR DECARBONISATIONImage © Air France Air France sees these sustainable aviation fuels as a decisive lever for decarbonising air transport and has been a pioneer since 2011 to use this alternative fuel. The production of these fuels is currently very limited due to the lack of a sufficiently developed industrial…Some key dates2011 Air France operates its first flight using SAF.2014-2016Air France operates 78 flights between Paris-Orly - Toulouse and also Nice, powered with 10% sustainable aviation fuel. This long-term test phase confirmed that the use of these sustainable aviation fuels had no impact on aircraft, engines, or ground operations.2017-2020 Air France, alongside the French Commission on Sustainable Development, initiated and participated in the ECV (Engagement for Green Growth) public-private partnership to study the conditions for the successful emergence of French and European SAF industries, with Airbus, Total, Safran, Suez and 3…2021 Air France, alongside the French Commission on Sustainable Development, initiated and participated in the ECV (Engagement for Green Growth) public-private partnership to study the conditions for the successful emergence of French and European SAF industries, with Airbus, Total, Safran, Suez and 3…2022 Introduction of a SAF contribution and launch of a SAF voluntary financing scheme for our individual customers.2030 Air France aims to incorporate at least 10% SAF on all its flights.OUR MAIN ACTIONSImageFleet renewalImageEco-pilotingImageCombining different modes of transportImageResponsible catering

Fleet renewal

FLEET RENEWALThe renewal of our fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft is currently our main lever for decarbonisation. These new-generation aircraft which generate 20 to 25% less CO₂ emissions, are currently our most effective way to reduce our carbon footprint. Their noise footprint is also significantly reduced by around 40%.VideoAir France ACT | Renewing our fleetOUR FUEL CONSUMPTIONImage © Air France Our aircraft currently consume an average of 3.3 litres per passenger/100km. By 2030, our goal is to consume less than 3 litres per passenger/100km. For example, the A220 consumes 2.6 litres per passenger/100km, thanks to the incorporation of close to 40% lighter materials (…OUR INVESTMENTSDespite the crisis, Air France is investing more than 1 billion euros per year in the acquisition of new-generation aircraft. By 2025, 38 Airbus A350s will join our long-haul fleet and 60 Airbus A220s will join our short and medium-haul fleet, replacing our A318 and A319 fleet. Image © Air FranceA NEW GENERATION FLEET20217% of new-generation aircraft in the Air France fleet202545% of new-generation aircraft in the Air France fleet203070% of new-generation aircraft in the Air France fleetOUR MAIN ACTIONSImageSustainable aviation fuelImageEco-pilotingImageCombining different modes of transportImageResponsible catering

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