I flew Jet Blue last night and when checking in I was happy to see a section on their website explaining what they’re doing to be more green! I hope to see this from more airlines. I know it is also a marketing thing but whatever! Every little bit counts so I’m happy to know I’m flying an airline that is trying.
They have a link to carbon-offset your trip through carbonfund.org which is handy.
Here’s what else they say…
While we operate a new, fuel-efficient fleet, we continue to look for ways to safely reduce fuel burn and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Solutions include:
- Using one engine to taxi to and from runways
- Connecting the aircraft to ground power at the gate rather than using the engines to power air-conditioning, etc.
- Deploying state-of-the-art technology to develop efficient routings and reduce flying times
- Equipping our aircraft with winglets to increase fuel efficiency
- Installing lighter aircraft seats and LED lighting
JetBlue’s onboard experience is designed to give customers everything they need – such as friendly service and innovative amenities – and nothing they don’t. That means:
- Eliminating disposable headsets (starting June 2008) and encouraging customers to bring their own to enjoy our free inflight entertainment.
- Saving paper by not offering an inflight magazine
At our hometown airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), we strive to reduce and recycle waste generated both inside our terminal (T6) and on the tarmac, including:
- Recycling spent jet fuel and oil and oil/fuel filters. This allows us to recycle approximately 1,500 gallons of fuel and oil and some 600 pounds of steel, each month. We hope to expand this program to all our maintenance bases in the near future.
- Working with our concession providers to recycle or re-use cooking oils (not for human consumption)
- Using de-icing chemical reduction techniques to minimize the environmental impact. (We are approved to use state-of-the-art infra-red technology in de-icing to reduce de-icing fluid usage.)
- Reducing paper by eliminating paper tickets, ticket holders and large boarding documents and offering small, simple boarding passes.
Later this year, we’ll open Terminal 5, our brand new, environmentally friendly terminal at JFK.
