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Air Canada Partners with IAGOS to Equip an Airbus A330 with Climate and Air Quality Sensors
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Air Canada Partners with IAGOS to Equip an Airbus A330 with Climate and Air Quality Sensors\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n IAGOS sensors measure a range of parameters during various stages of flight to help provide accurate weather and air quality data\n \n \n \n \n Air\n \n Canada's\n \n IAGOS equipped aircraft has already collected data from current wildfires for scientists to study\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n \n ,\n \n \n May 17, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Air Canada announced today that one of its Airbus A330 aircraft has been outfitted with special diagnostics sensors in partnership with In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS), an international non-profit organization that utilizes commercial aircraft as a global observation platform of climate change and air quality. This collaboration will allow IAGOS to collect valuable worldwide data on climate parameters, which will be used by the international scientific community  as well as forecasting services like the Atmosphere Service of Copernicus, for essential research on climate change and air quality on a global scale.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"As a leading global airline, we are proud to partner with IAGOS to advance their important climate research work. Air\n \n Canada\n \n is committed to full-scale sustainability and working with IAGOS is a meaningful way we can contribute to the collection of valuable, global data on climate parameters for further science research. The information gathered will also help provide more accurate weather data crucial for airline operations, and will enable a more in-depth understanding of changing weather dynamics,\" said\n \n Valerie Durand\n \n , Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability at Air Canada.\n \n \n \"We are delighted that Air Canada is the latest airline to join the IAGOS program. The measurements of greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosols and clouds are crucial in the global observing system to support societal needs for a greener and more sustai...