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    Allegiant buying more fuel-efficient Boeing 737s, hires Schneider Electric to design ESG plans

    April 21, 2022
    Parent firm Allegiant Travel Co. is planning a rollout of ESG transition moves including new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, more diversity in its boardroom and stepping up philanthropic efforts.
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    Low-cost airline Allegiant has hired Schneider Electric to develop an environmental, social and governance (ESG) program for the company.

    Parent firm Allegiant Travel Co. is planning a rollout of ESG transition moves including new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, more diversity in its boardroom and stepping up philanthropic efforts. Over a three-year period, Schneider Electric will help Allegiant design and implement the ESG initiatives.

    “As one of the most successful airlines in the United States, Allegiant recognizes our responsibility to continuously deliver value in a way that is sustainable for our shareholders, employees, customers, communities and the planet,” stated John Redmond, President, and newly named successor Chief Executive Officer at Allegiant Travel Co.

    “That is why we are working with Schneider Electric to identify ways to accelerate ESG initiatives throughout our business, and ultimately become a more sustainable travel provider.”

    The airline and travel firm already has made tangible moves toward improving its environmental and societal efforts. Allegiant agreed to acquire 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, with options to purchase 50 more. The Boeing 737 uses about 20 percent less fuel on average compared to the company’s existing fleet.

    In addition to flight logistics and fuel use, Allegiant will sponsor a Girls in Aviation project and provide funds to support the Make-A-Wish and National Breast Cancer foundations.

    The company will separate its CEO and Chairman roles by this June. Allegiant also selected AWS (Amazon Web Services) as its preferred cloud provier to ensure security and reliability within its IT infrastructure.

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    (Rod Walton, senior editor for EnergyTech, is a 14-year veteran of covering the energy industry both as a newspaper and trade journalist. He can be reached at [email protected]).

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    About the Author

    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

    For EnergyTech editorial inquiries, please contact Managing Editor Rod Walton at [email protected].

    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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