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The choices that airlines make about the aircraft they fly, the number of seats they
have on each aircraft, the routes they fly and the passenger segments they focus on
have significant impacts on their environmental performance (which can be assessed
in terms of an airline’s CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre, fuel burn or other
suitable metric).

Each of the main airline business models (network, charter, low cost carrier (LCC), regional) involves practices that may improve or degrade environmental performance. This project analyses the factors that affect each business model’s environmental performance and considers the potential for changes to business models to improve the environmental sustainability of the aviation sector.