Business Aviation: A High-Value Transport Due To The Opening Up Allowed, But With A High Carbon Footprint

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Business aviation is a high value-added mode of transport, particularly thanks to the connectivity it offers to underserved regions. However, it also comes with a significant carbon footprint.

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Beyond the substantial investments being made in greener aircraft technologies, two immediate and operational leverscan be deployed to reduce environmental impact and amplify the benefits of business aviation in the short term.

Currently, 40% of flights are empty, and the average load factor is only 25%. Moove is investing in broad, direct distribution tools for professionals through its innovative booking and flight-sharing solutions to increase the occupancy of corporate flights and reduce the number of empty commercial flights.

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With financial support from the Île-de-France Region and Bpifrance through the Innov’Up program, Moove will develop technological building blocks designed to lower the environmental impact of flights departing from the Île-de-France region, home to Europe’s largest business aviation airport.‍

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In partnership with Europe’s leading corporate airline and commercial operators based at Le Bourget Airport, Moove aims to achieve savings of 80 tons of CO₂ equivalent (TeCO₂) and €5.5 million in productivity gains for companiesby filling 10% of available empty seats and flights by 2025.

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> CABIN OPTIMA : Within a corporate airline, an integrated community platform can promote internal flight sharing between colleagues. This sharing avoids additional car or air travel and boosts productivity through significant time savings.

> LEG OPTIMA : Increasing the resale potential of an empty leg flight relies on improving the match between supply and demand. By dramatically expanding the distribution reach via NDC integration into mainstream public booking platforms, Moove aims to reduce both the number of empty flights and the total number of flights needed.