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SITA Africa airline emissions
  • Innovate UK and SITA aim to develop solutions to curb carbon emissions by 20 per cent at airports.
  • The two entities are seeking innovators to present innovative solutions to tackle this persistent challenge.
  • The successful solution will initially be piloted in either South Africa, Nigeria or Kenya airports.

SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, has formed an alliance with Innovate UK, the national innovation agency of the UK Government, to roll out strategies to cut African airport emissions.

In the deal, Innovate UK and SITA aim to develop solutions to curb carbon emissions by 20 per cent at airports in the continent by among others, optimizing aircraft turnaround times.

This initiative is opening the doors for innovators to step forward and pitch their solutions to SITA. Successful pitches stand the chance to get GBP25,000 in seed funding from Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa* and …