Based at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in Manitoba, Canada, Fast Air Jet Centre has become Canada’s first carbon neutral FBO. A member of the World Fuel Air Elite Network, Fast Air Jet Centre began its commitment to sustainability by purchasing offsets to compensate for its operation’s carbon emissions for 2019 as part of the network’s carbon-neutral initiative.
In 2021, the FBO continues is sustainability journey by committing to being run on a net-zero basis for its carbon footprint. A baseline was established and using approved and audited carbon offsets combined with a robust carbon reduction framework, the FBO is now run in an environmentally friendly way.
“This commitment is going to extend to other parts of the Fast Air operations and will include its aircraft in the coming year,” said Dan Rutherford, Manager of Business Development, Fast Air Jet Centre. “Aircraft clients at the Jet Centre will be given the opportunity to apply carbon offsets for their travel, which will extend the impact of this commitment even further.”
Fast Air’s carbon-neutral initiative is further enhanced by its participation in the Air Elite Network’s recent carbon purchase scheme. They are among 43 member locations that have become carbon-neutral for 2019 and have committed the same for 2020 and beyond. Working with Air Elite’s network locations, World Fuel Services’ affiliate, World Kinect Energy Services, analysed the member’s energy use and retired carbon offsets to compensate for their 2019 scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emissions.
