Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas announced that it has begun the process to obtain the environmental certification IATA IEnvA, which they described as a «key step» within their sustainability program, «Plus Ultra Green.»
«This initiative reinforces our commitment to environmental management and the implementation of best practices to reduce the ecological impact of our operations,» the Spanish airline stated.
The IATA IEnvA certification is designed to independently assess how various aviation stakeholders are committed to continuously improving their environmental and sustainability performance.
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IATA states that the program is based on globally recognized standards and industry best practices, including the ISO 14001 environmental management system standard and the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), making it a comprehensive solution for environmental management.
In this video, Quintin Holder, Senior Manager of Sustainability Standards and Audits at IATA, answers three of the most frequently asked questions about the IEnvA certification:
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Update
Plus Ultra operates a fleet of five Airbus A330-200 and one Airbus A340-300, both for its own network and for occasional ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) leases to other airlines.
According to information obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, the flight schedule for Plus Ultra in September is as follows:
- Madrid – Malabo: one weekly flight.
- Madrid – Lima: four weekly flights.
- Madrid – Bogotá – Cartagena: four weekly flights.
- Madrid – Caracas: four weekly flights.
- Tenerife Norte – Los Rodeos – Caracas: one weekly flight.
This represents a weekly offer of around 18,000 seats.