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These airlines are working to turn CO2 from the air into solid stones underground

The airline industry’s first two players to enter into a long-term strategic alliance with the Swiss company Climeworks are Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Lufthansa Group.

The partners plan to collaborate to advance the expansion of Climeworks’ cutting-edge technology, which uses direct air capture, or DAC, to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

The Lufthansa Group and swiss zurich, Climeworks’s inaugural airline partners, have inked a carbon dioxide removal deal that will propel them both closer to their aspirational sustainability goals. The new cooperation has provisions for obtaining additional carbon removal volumes in addition to its planned 2030 duration.

Climeworks is a world leader in the carbon removal industry with its direct air capture technology. A crucial technique for taking CO2 straight out of the atmosphere and burying it deep underground is called Deep Underground Storage (DAC). In order to meet its aggressive carbon emissions targets, the airline industry will need to leverage both DAC and further negative-emission technologies.

With large expansion aspirations, Climeworks now manages the largest DAC and carbon storage facility in the world, which is situated in Iceland.

Additionally, DAC technologies provide a scalable way to obtain atmospheric CO2 for use as a raw material in the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), the next generation of synthetic fuels. Utilising these synthetic fuels is essential to the airline industry’s decarbonisation. Leading the charge in this area for the acceleration of these important fuel technologies are swiss and the Lufthansa Group.

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Aeroflot Buys Used Planes for Spare Parts Amid Sanctions

In the face of ongoing Western sanctions that have severely impacted Russia’s aviation industry, Aeroflot, the country’s largest airline, has devised a strategic plan to bolster its fleet’s spare parts inventory.

The airline is set to acquire five Boeing 737-800BCF freighters from Atran Airlines, a move that will allow it to dismantle the aircraft for critical components. The planes, which will be transferred to Aeroflot’s low-cost subsidiary Pobeda, will not be converted into passenger jets but instead will be stripped for valuable parts to support existing operations.

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Aeroflot’s plan to purchase these Boeing 737-800BCF freighters comes as part of a broader strategy to mitigate the effects of Western sanctions, which have crippled the Russian aviation sector. With the sanctions restricting access to essential aircraft parts and spare components, Aeroflot is exploring alternative ways to maintain and repair its fleet.

Instead of converting the freighters from cargo to passenger planes, a process deemed “unreasonably expensive” under current sanctions, the airline intends to focus on extracting high-value components such as engines, landing gear, avionics, and other essential systems.

The deal will be structured in a way that allows Aeroflot to indirectly purchase the freighters through an insurance settlement with the aircraft’s lessor, AerCap.

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The Russian government’s insurance company will reimburse the aircraft’s value, and the planes will then be leased back to local operators. This method circumvents some of the restrictions imposed by international sanctions while ensuring that the airline gains access to the necessary components to support its fleet.

By dismantling the aircraft for spare parts, Aeroflot aims to secure critical resources for the ongoing maintenance of its existing fleet. Components from the Boeing 737-800BCF freighters, such as engines and avionics, are expected to be reused in other aircraft within Aeroflot’s network, ensuring that the airline can keep its operations running smoothly