Qantas Impact On The Environment

The Qantas Group is recognised as a sustainability leader by key sustainability indices. Since 2010, Qantas has been involved in the CDP ASX 200 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index. Since 2009, they have been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index and are also a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Australia Index. Qantas Airways Limited has also disclosed their corporate social responsibility and governance in their annual review that can be accessed online or physically.

Qantas has been actively involved in carrying out corporate social responsibilities throughout the years. For example, they have taken measures to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions is a huge issue which looms large over the aviation industry. As such, Qantas has prioritised reducing carbon emissions from aviation fuel. Qantas has invested in next generation aircrafts which are more fuel – efficient, such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Qantas group invests in Bombardier Q400 for regional routes, which expends 35% less fuel than other similarly sized aircrafts.

Flight Centre is one of the Australian airlines focusing on the provision of services to the passengers through integration of quality and affordable pricing mechanism. Some of the services by Flight Centre to its consumers include holiday packages, cruises, accommodation, car hire, and insurance. The main objective of the organization is to offer competitive services at affordable prices with the aim of meeting the goals and objectives within the market and industry of operation. The main objective of this research exercise is to analyze Flight Centre of Australia and impacts of the environmental factors in relation to management decisions of the organization.

Rivalry among industry competitors has caused attention to be focused on tariff levels. Airfare prices were at an all time low in 2009. This suggested a strong competitive rivalry based on price differentiation. This price differentiation will cause a dramatic loss in revenue if these prices continue to drop and this would lead to a reduced competitiveness. In an effort to safeguard revenue and reduce expenditure, Qantas has developed a strategy to deal with a change in the external competitive environment. .

Management practices at Qantas are more flexible and adapted to suit challenges in society such as the reaction to terrorism, the introduction of viral disease and the ever changing market and customer requirements.

In 2012, transportation accounted for 19% of the total global energy consumption, 96% of which was produced by fossil fuels [1, p. 201]. Furthermore, air transport is the most carbon intensive mode of transportation, accounting for approximately 10 times more carbon emissions than road transport and 100 times more than shipping (per tonne km) [2, p. 4].

In this lab report three vehicles are compared based on total fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, and the approximate number of trees required to offset these emissions for a trip from Halifax to Vancouver. The three vehicles are a Bluesky model E-1010 aircraft, a generic four- passenger sedan car, and a generic 7- passenger van. The objective of this lab is to determine which vehicle has the most positive impact on the environment.

The objective of this research paper is to describe how the 21St Century utilized concepts , such as corporate social responsibility in relation with triple bottom line, to shift the airline industry into becoming a forward-thinking industry embedding sustainability into their core of business operations to create shared value for business and society. I will define corporate social responsibility and areas of social responsibility in the airline industry at the beginning of the paper and proceed with how it ties into the bottom line concept. Next, I will give brief examples of airlines such as JetBlue Airways, and British Airways how they apply these concepts into their mission. In conclusion, I will express my own thoughts about how different generations based their purchases and career decisions on these concepts.

Transport Canada integrates the works with its partners, stakeholders, general public, aviation industry, federal government departments, provinces, territories, municipalities and international organizations in order to reduce and prevent the environmental impacts caused due to air transportation operations. Transport Canada helps International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in developing international standards and suggested practices for the reduction of greenhouse gas and air pollutants emitted by aviation sources. Transport Canada also involves in ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) regarding aircraft engine emissions, noise and land use planning.

In this effect, the airline adopted several approaches of dealing with pollutions resulting from aviation practices, which aimed at reducing the environmental pollution, while ensuring the safety of passengers and the environment at large. For instance, the airline embraced the development and use of Sustainable Alternative Aviation Fuel (SAF) which resulted in an improvement in the environment, conservation and emission reduction (FAA 6-8). Research shown the use of SAF will reduce up to 80% overall carbon over full use. The tests carried out by over twenty airlines have shown a technical compliance with the conventional jet fuel carbon offsetting where airlines supposed to invest in the projects aimed at avoiding, reducing or removal of carbon emission in a particular journey(Bilgen 893). This is achieved by either intergrading the program into web-sales engines or to a third party offset provider (IATA). Tree planting, wind farms and hydroelectric production area as well aimed at carbon offsetting. Air traffic management

Transportation is the number one thing we consumers do that harms the environment. Transportation causes the highest amount of environmental damage overall - nearly half of the toxic air pollution and more than a quarter of the greenhouse gases traceable to household consumption. Over time, however, sales of trucks, vans and SUV's went from 16% market share to over 50%. One big auto manufacturer even shelved their work of the last three years, spent updating their most popular selling economy car, so they could spend the money getting SUVs to market faster.

In addition, American Airlines also prides itself on maintaining a happy healthy work environment so they can maintain a positive surrounding community. They do this through acting as responsible stewards as well as reducing their mark on the environment. They act as responsible stewards through continuously looking for new ideas and opportunities to further improve their environmental performance.(Corporate Responsibility) In 2009 they made impeccable improvement to the environment in several was such as the fact that their environmental initiatives resulted in the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions related fuel from 2008. This is not the only way they have aided in the improvements of the environment they also saved at least $10 million through energy-saving initiatives, as well as increasing fuel-efficiency. Furthermore, they signed agreements in partnership with 15 other airlines to purchase future supplies of alternative fuels they also reduced ozone depleting substances through the replacement of certain industrial cleaning products. (Corporate Responsibility)

This essay is about sustainable aviation which is going to clarify the meaning of sustainability and arguing that in some cases the idea of sustainability is unachievable and in some cases is achievable. Sustainability is about environmentally friendly, corporate responsibility. Aviation is an increasingly important form of transport, providing very important mode of connections to both passenger and cargos.(Tony2005)aviation is part of sustainable transport but these are all linked together, with most of the companies trying to change them, sustainability’’ has arisen from ecology and the study of ecosystem’’ . Flying got may benefits and also supports the economy and jobs, taking people on holiday to see different people and different cultures . however it also has got lots of problems for those people living around airports and it is a beg and also growing contribution to climate change . it also explains how sustainable aviation has an effect on the environment, the economy an social factors.

Aviation contributes approximately 2 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, a figure which is projected to grow through 2050. Although fuel efficiency has improved by nearly 16 percent since the 1990s, future technologies—including better flight patterns, more-efficient engines, and alternative fuels—have promise for further emissions reductions. The profitability challenges of the early twenty-first century, however, affect the industry's ability to invest in new technology. (Hill, 2010 17-22)

Media has a great impact on customer’s choices. Budget airlines have recently been mentioned by the Media as the least environmentally friendly way to travel. In society concern with ‘green issues’ budget airlines may need to switch in close future their marketing focus from rock bottom fares to environmental responsibility.