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SITA Eco Mission

SITA Eco Mission

by SITA

Unified Tool for Airline Emissions & Regulatory Readiness

Updated by Onye Dike on September 16th, 2025
SITA Eco Mission equips airline finance, operations, compliance and sustainability teams with a single system for emissions management and planning. It automates collection of fuel, emissions and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) data, replaces spreadsheets with built-in checks, and turns flight-operations data into audit-ready reports and dashboards. Route-level forecasting estimates exposure to carbon credits, offsets, penalties and SAF premiums, helping budgets reflect reality and avoid surprises. Built with airlines and industry partners, Eco Mission emphasizes accurate, timely data and verification guidance so teams can collaborate around trusted numbers and accelerate decarbonization decisions across fleets and routes.

Available Carbon Accounting Features

Audit Support
Carbon Credit Trading
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Carbon Offset Tracking
Carbon Pricing
Compliance Reporting
Customizable Dashboards
Data Import/Export
Goal Setting & Tracking
Real-Time Monitoring (non-energy)
Risk Assessment & Scoring
Scenario Analysis for Emissions Reduction
Scope 1 Emissions Tracking
Target Setting & Tracking

Missing Carbon Accounting Features

AI-Powered Insights for Optimization
Benchmarking & Peer Comparison
Cost Tracking
Customizable Reporting Templates
Emissions Factor Database
Emissions Forecasting
Integration with IoT Sensors
Lifecycle Assessment
Multi-Site Support
Scope 2 Emissions Tracking
Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
Supply Chain Emissions Hotspot Identification
Tax and Incentive Management

Pricing

Starting Price
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Options
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Available Since

December 2024

Deployment Options

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Good Option For

  • Small Business (11-50 people)
  • Medium Business (51-250 people)
  • Large Business (250+ people)

Deep dive


Core Features

Eco Mission bases its carbon accounting on integrated flight-operations data and automated data capture, then applies scheme-specific rules and templates to calculate emissions and generate audit-ready outputs. From this base, Eco Mission provides these core features:

  • Emissions & compliance reporting: One-click, audit-ready reports for major regulations like EU ETS and CORSIA, with built-in validation and exemption handling to reduce rework.

  • Automated data collection & checks: Automated ingestion of emissions, fuel and SAF data with visual indicators and alerts to spot missing or incorrect values early.

  • Cost forecasting & scenarios: Data-driven forecasts for SAF premiums, carbon credits, offsets and penalties—tailored to an airline’s route network and procurement strategy.

  • SAF planning & mandates: Monitor SAF availability at key airports, track usage, and support mandate compliance (e.g., ReFuelEU) alongside standard emissions tracking.

  • Compliance status & shared view: A single source of truth showing regulatory obligations and status per route, enabling effective collaboration across Finance, Operations, Compliance and Sustainability.

  • Verification readiness: Templates, rules and centralized documentation practices that help avoid the common verification pitfalls and keep reports “audit-ready.”

Closing Insights

Eco Mission’s development has leaned on industry collaboration and regulatory focus. SITA and the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) formalized a program in 2024 to drive the solution forward, targeting airlines’ biggest needs: accurate real-time fuel and emissions data, lower compliance costs for regulations, and simpler cross-functional workflows across Compliance, Strategy & Finance, and Flight Operations. SITA notes Eco Mission was "built with airlines," with the AACO partnership accelerating delivery to member carriers.

Recent guidance from SITA stress verification quality when filing sustainability reports, highlighting common reporting mistakes and showing how built-in validation, up-to-date templates and centralized evidence streamline verification on the platform. Eco Mission is also presented as a planning tool, not just a reporter. It helps identify cost risks such as tankering penalties and missed SAF blending targets, and forecasting carbon-credit exposure by route and fleet.

For potential users, the outlook is practical: unify emissions, SAF and cost data; stay audit-ready year-round; and align budgeting with compliance so that decarbonization choices can be justified to regulators, investors and boards.


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