We at TAP are always working to become more efficient, offering our passengers a top-quality service and ensuring high-safety standards.
Promoting the company's sustainable growth is one of TAP's top commitments. The challenges facing an airline such as TAP go well beyond air transport activities, and include the facilities where the company operates and assures the maintenance of aircraft, engines, and many components.
The aviation industry, and TAP in particular, is facing major challenges due to current world events. Outlining a consolidated strategy that will allow the economic recovery of the company, the tourism industry and the country in general - while observing high-quality standards - will only be possible if we commit to minimizing the environmental impact of our operations.
Energy efficiency and and CO2 emissions
TAP is committed to ensuring compliance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) resolution to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, which will only be possible with the involvement of all stakeholders.
The decarbonization of the aviation sector is a major challenge when it comes to sustainable mobility, as dependence on fossil fuels is still quite high. While technological solutions for the energy transition are not yet widely accessible, the Company continues to work on projects and initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental footprint.
The entry into operation of more efficient aircraft models, as part of the TAP fleet modernization program, has allowed for significant improvements in terms of efficient energy use and environmental protection. These new aircraft feature more efficient combustion engines, making it possible to reduce up to 20% in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Improving efficient energy use and choosing Portuguese suppliers were the main criteria in the process of redesigning the cabin interiors of existing active aircraft. This project has made possible to increase the capacity of these airplanes by 12 seats, while reducing their weight by 800 kg.
At TAP, the operation's energy efficiency indicator is measured through fuel consumption per passenger, over a 100-kilometer route flown.
Since 2015, TAP has consistently improved this indicator, reflecting an investment in fleet modernization and increasingly optimized operations, except for 2020 and 2021, where the sector was faced with the biggest challenge of recent decades – the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, there was an improvement in TAP's energy and environmental efficiency indicator by 9.1% when compared to the value achieved in 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic).