The Estonian aviation company Xfly, one of Europe\u2019s largest regional flight operators, began phasing in a project entitled \u2018Paper-free Flights\u2019 in 2019 with the aim of saving an entire park\u2019s worth of trees in 2020. It has since obtained approval from the Estonian Civil Aviation Administration to utilise digital platforms for all of its flights. The company plans to expand its operations this year by almost a third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toomas Uibo, Xfly\u00b4s Head of Marketing and Communication, says that doing away with paper-based documents marks a significant step in the company\u2019s development. \u201cDespite the fact that aviation is responsible for just two to three percent of all the world\u2019s CO2 emissions, any company with a sense of social responsibility should be doing everything it can to make its ecological footprint as small as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cNothing you can do that\u2019s good for the environment is too little or too small. This year, as part of our \u2018Paper-free Flights\u2019 project, we\u2019ll be saving around 400,000 pieces of A4 we\u2019d otherwise be printing stuff out on. That\u2019ll amount to two tonnes of paper, which is equivalent to about 50 trees. Which is to say a small urban park\u2019s worth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Digital platforms will be replacing pilots\u2019 sizeable flight manuals, as well as their flight maps and plans, plus reams of other important documents. Starting from summer 2020, Tallinn will be the permanent base for seven to eight of Xfly\u2019s CRJ-type aircraft, with which it provides flight services to other European airlines. By the end of the year the Estonian airline\u2019s fleet will have grown to almost 30 aircraft and it will be employing more than 700 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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