Right now there’s a lot of industry talk about contrails

Unfortunately our members are seeing some within the industry trying to muddy the waters about contrails (“we need more tests”. “there’s a lot of uncertainty” etc etc). What is certain is that contrails do have a significant effect on global heating and that could be reduced today. Expert worker’s from inside the industry need to have their voices heard.

We need your help

The more expert voices we have from within the industry raising this as an issue the better. If work on contrails is something you’d like to be involved with then please contact us – [email protected] We have some members working on this issue already – but we need all the help we can get. Whether you’re working in air traffic, flight crew, an engineer, or other interested worker, the debate needs your help – because much more can be done to fix this problem.

One action you can take today:

We’ve been working on a motion at Safe Landing to clean up jet fuel. Doing so would not only improve air quality at airports, but also reduce the amount of contrails formed during flight. To learn about the motion – and then take it to your union, click here.

Why are contrails bad?

The heating effect of contrails could be responsible for up to two-thirds of aviation’s total global heating impact. To see a quick explainer of the full impact see this video from Safe Landing co-founder, Finlay – or a longer, full conference run by Transport and Environment.

To learn more about the issue in-depth you can visit one of Safe Landing’s close colleagues websites, Blue Lines.