On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 a UK consortium launches a key state-backed oceanic contrail avoidance programme. The UK Government works with Google in a pioneering contrail trial. Operation Blue Skies reduces aviation climate impact with AI. Planes flying over the Atlantic will be redirected to avoid contrails.
AI helps planes to evade climate-warming contrails. These are known as sky graffiti. An extensive contrail trial will probe if rerouting planes can cut aviation's climate impact. The AI helps the diversion of planes flying over the Atlantic to skip these climate-warming trails.