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Jun 9, 2026 4:00 PM

American Airlines Signs Largest Sustainability Deal With Google

American Airlines Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) shares are trading higher on Tuesday. The company signed a record sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) agreement with Alphabet’s Google.

This is the largest of its kind deal between an airline and a single corporate buyer.

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The deal will enable the delivery of 35 million gallons (132 million liters) of SAF over three years. The company expects it to reduce nearly 300,000 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions.

The agreement also supports a long-term SAF supply arrangement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, reinforcing American Airlines' broader commitment to scaling sustainable aviation fuel.

Apart from this, American Airlines collaborated with Google, Flightkeys and Contrails.org on a 16-week 2025 pilot program that embedded contrail avoidance into flight planning.

The trial delivered a statistically significant 62% reduction in contrail formation, along with a meaningful decrease in associated warming impacts.

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