Klima provides climate‑optimized flight trajectory planning to reduce the formation of contrails, which have a warming effect comparable to CO₂ emissions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Aircraft emissions include not only CO₂ but also non‑CO₂ atmospheric effects such as contrail formation, which can warm the climate as much as the CO₂ released. Airlines and fleet operators currently lack tools to quantify these additional impacts or to adjust flight plans to mitigate them, limiting their ability to reduce the overall climate footprint of aviation.
Solution
Klima delivers a science‑driven platform that models the full climate impact of a flight or an entire fleet, explicitly accounting for contrails and other non‑CO₂ effects. By ingesting real‑time meteorological data and flight parameters, the system computes a total climate footprint and generates alternative trajectories that lower contrail‑related warming while respecting operational constraints. The platform provides climate‑optimized route recommendations together with quantified uncertainty ranges, allowing airlines to make data‑backed decisions without compromising safety or schedule reliability. These recommendations can be integrated directly into existing flight‑planning workflows, enabling measurable reductions in the overall climate impact of aviation. Klima’s methodology translates academic climate research into practical, actionable tools for the industry.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial airlines and fleet operators that need to assess and reduce the full climate footprint of their flight operations.
Features
- Comprehensive climate model that includes CO₂, contrail formation, and other non‑CO₂ atmospheric effects
- Total climate impact calculation for individual flights and entire fleets
- Generation of alternative flight trajectories that minimize contrail‑induced warming
- Uncertainty quantification to inform risk‑aware route selection
- Compatibility with existing airline flight‑planning and dispatch systems
- Science‑backed methodology derived from climate‑science and aviation research