The CLIMBING. FAST. advocacy campaign announced that the Alpha Eta Rho International Aviation Fraternity, the country’s premiere coed aviation fraternity, has come aboard as a partner, becoming the 12th organization to join the advocacy initiative focused on sustainability and innovation with a bold commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The Aero Club of Washington will host a panel discussion, “On a Mission to Net Zero,” featuring leaders from the business aviation industry, who will discuss the sector’s bold commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and what it will take to get there.

Carbon dioxide emissions of turbine business aircraft departing from U.S. airports are down 62 percent from 2005.

Members of Alpha Eta Rho – the oldest aviation organization on college campuses around the country – recently had the opportunity to visit with members of Congress and their staff to talk about a host of issues, including the ways the industry is innovating toward a sustainable, net-zero future for the next generation of aviators.

In today’s aviation industry, sustainability is more than a buzzword – it’s an operational imperative.

The mission to net-zero flight calls for revolutionary thinking on all fronts: new, sustainable power sources, fuel-sipping engines, more direct routes through the air – and aircraft designs so sleek, they slash the energy needed to travel at jet speeds.