Sustainability
With ALPEN AIR you experience sustainable flight at its best.
Fly CO2-neutral over Bavaria’s alpine panoramas and enjoy breathtaking views in an eco-friendly way.
At ALPEN AIR it is important to us...
… that we make our contribution to preserving the spectacular natural world which enjoy so much. That’s why we want to fly as resource-conserving as possible.
We make every effort to ensure that our flight operations are part of truly sustainable flight, both on a small and large scale.
Our focus is always on offering passengers an unforgettable experience while keeping eco-friendly flying at the core of our values.
In addition to using a green server for IT and recycled business cards, ALPEN AIR operates the economical Cessna T206H, which allows us to reduce emissions and ensure efficient flying over Bavaria’s breathtaking alpine panoramas. Nevertheless, despite all these measures, we are aware that fuel is still consumed, and CO2 is emitted. That is why we constantly seek new ways to improve our approach to sustainable flight and make eco-friendly flying an achievable standard for the future.
So, in order to achieve truly sustainable flight, we make sure that all unavoidable emissions are carefully calculated on a regular basis. This allows us to take full responsibility for the environmental impact of our flying activities.
We then offset our calculated climate footprint every year by supporting carefully selected eco-projects through our trusted partner, First Climate. This cooperation ensures that our commitment to eco-friendly flying directly contributes to measurable climate protection.
First Climate has been working with airlines worldwide for more than a decade, helping them reduce emissions and improve their approach to sustainable flight. They also assist the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in developing the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
At ALPEN AIR, we are proud to hold an official certificate for CO2-neutral flight operations. It reflects our mission to make eco-friendly flying and sustainable flight a real and lasting standard for the future of aviation.
ALPEN AIR supports the following projects with corresponding United Nations Sustainability Goals to offset unavoidable emissions:
In addition to maximum efficiency and CO2 compensation, we have set ourselves much more ambitious goals.
ALPEN AIR will actively participate in testing fully synthetic fuels as soon as they are approved for our aircraft type. We need only a small amount of fuel compared to international airlines. This allows us to supply ourselves exclusively with the required quantities.
We are also closely monitoring the approval of the Continental CD-300 engine for the Cessna T206H. This engine offers 35% lower fuel consumption. Our goal is to be the first airline to use this fuel-efficient model. Electric flights are also on our radar. Sightseeing flights are the first realistic use case. Only one airport needs the necessary infrastructure at the beginning. We are in contact with manufacturers and share our operational experience. In this way, we help drive this innovation forward quickly.
