AACO partners with SITA and Amadeus to improve accuracy of aviation emissions reporting
The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) has teamed up with technology firms SITA and Amadeus in a new initiative to establish a structured approach to integrate operational and standardised emissions data, bringing greater accuracy and transparency to aviation emissions reporting.
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The collaboration pairs SITA’s Eco Mission platform, which uses real aircraft performance and real‑operations data to calculate fuel burn and greenhouse‑gas emissions, with Amadeus’s Travel Impact Suite, which aggregates emissions data based on globally recognised standards.
Abdul Wahab Teffaha, AACO’s Secretary General, said this collaboration will help airlines manage regulatory demands including CORSIA (the global UN aviation scheme that requires airlines to offset growth-related CO₂ emissions) and ReFuelEU (the EU mandate increasing use of sustainable aviation fuels at European airports) while offering passengers “trusted, data-backed transparency”.
Because SITA’s platform is grounded in actual performance data rather than theoretical models, airlines gain a more precise understanding of where emissions are coming from — enabling for instance, smarter decisions on efficiency, targeted use of sustainable aviation fuel, or carbon offset programmes. Meanwhile, Amadeus brings that data into the hands of travel agents, corporate bookers, and flyers through its open, partner-agnostic suite — aligning with established methodologies and making emissions visible at booking.
SITA’s CEO for aircraft solutions, Yann Cabaret, said combining verified operational data with travel-tech solutions builds trust.
Maher Koubaa of Amadeus added that this initiative strengthens their Travel Impact Suite, helping all players — airlines, agencies, corporations, and consumers — make better-informed sustainability choices.
Similar efforts are already underway in Europe such as the IATA CO₂ Connect tool, which is integrated into Amadeus’s platform and uses real operational data from over 70 airlines to give flight-specific emissions figures.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is furthermore piloting a project with Google and Lufthansa to provide transparent, standardised flight‑emissions data to passengers.