Whenever there’s a conversation involving aviation and climate change, carbon emissions usually take centre stage. But Google says there’s another less obvious problem, which might be just as important.

That problem is contrails, the thin white streaks left behind by airplanes in the sky. According to the Google research report, these cloud-like formations can end up trapping heat in the atmosphere and contributing to global warming.

How does AI help make flying cleaner?

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Google’s solution is to use AI models trained on satellite imagery, weather data, and flight paths to better predict where contrails will form. With this information, airlines can make small adjustments to the original flight routes or altitude to avoid creating these contrails.

So the airline industry doesn’t have to make drastic changes. In most cases, it’s all about minor tweaks during a

Whenever there’s a conversation involving aviation and climate change, carbon emissions usually take centre stage. But Google says there’s another less obvious problem, which might be just as important.

That problem is contrails, the thin white streaks left behind by airplanes in the sky. According to the Google research report, these cloud-like formations can end up trapping heat in the atmosphere and contributing to global warming.

How does AI help make flying cleaner?

Microsoft

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Google’s solution is to use AI models trained on satellite imagery, weather data, and flight paths to better predict where contrails will form. With this information, airlines can make small adjustments to the original flight routes or altitude to avoid creating these contrails.

So the airline industry doesn’t have to make drastic changes. In most cases, it’s all about minor tweaks during a