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Category: Sustainability

5000 electric starts and landings

2025-02-04

We have now completed 5,000 electric take-offs and landings – a milestone that sets us apart globally. Since the start in 2022, we have trained commercial pilots with a strong focus on sustainability, where flying electric is an important part of the training. Skellefteå has been at the forefront of fossil-free aviation and with one […]

Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

2024-10-25

Meeting with politicians is part of our work for a greener aviation industry. It is important that politicians recognise the decisions that need to be taken to make it easier for companies to take the plunge and use sustainable technologies. In September we had a meeting with Ebba Bucsh, Deputy prime minister of Sweden which […]

Visit from Swedish Energy Agency

2024-05-15

In may we had the opportunity to show our business to Robert Andrén, Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency. It is important to show that it is possible to conduct high-quality flight training at a commercial level with green technology. Sweden is at the forefront of sustainability in aviation, but we must also remember […]

Hydrogen is the next step!

2024-01-23

We have a collaboration with Zeroavia, Braathens Regional Airlines, Skellefteå kraft och Skellefteå Airport to explore the possibility of operating commercial aviation in the region with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-based powertrain. Together we aim to set up a system demonstrator at Skellefteå Airport to carry out test flights that can show the entire value chain of hydrogen-powered […]

Sustainable company of the year

2023-04-12

Sustainable company of the year! We won! Alvargalan is Skellefteå’s major business gala where companies are annually selected as winners in various categories. We received a prize in the finest category of them all “Sustainable companies”, something we are very proud of. Green Flight Academy is a pioneer in local entrepreneurship The motivation: “Skellefteå is […]

Company culture impact on employee decisions

2023-01-16

Company culture impact on employee decisions A few weeks ago we had a very interesting meeting with Easyjets Training Manager Ash Beardmore who works on sustainability and innovation within the company. We talked a lot about our sustainability work, our unique set up here in Skellefteå and how we can learn from each other to become […]

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