This Commission Implementing Regulation establishes a voluntary environmental labelling scheme called the Flight Emissions Label to measure and communicate the environmental performance of flights within the EU aviation sector.The regulation creates a standardized methodology for calculating flight emissions based on aviation fuel consumption and lifecycle emissions. It requires participating aircraft operators to submit detailed data about their flights, fuel usage, and emissions to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for verification and label issuance.Key structural elements include:
- Detailed methodology for estimating flight emissions based on fuel consumption and lifecycle emissions
- Requirements for aircraft operators to report operational data to EASA
- Rules for label validity periods and display requirements
- Creation of a public flight emissions website
- Technical specifications for label design and formatting
The most important provisions include:
- Aircraft operators must submit applications by February 1st each year and report detailed flight data by May 1st
- EASA will verify data and issue labels by June 30th each year
- Labels must display emissions per passenger (for passenger flights) or per tonne (for cargo)
- Labels must be prominently displayed at all points of sale and in advertising
- The scheme initially applies only to passenger flights until January 1, 2028, when cargo flights will be included
