American Airlines becomes anchor partner in clean energy technologies collaboration

American Airlines has invested $100 million to become an “anchor partner” in Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy program, which aims to boost research on clean energy technology, focusing on sustainable aviation fuel as well as direct air capture, green hydrogen and long-duration energy storage. “We have an ambitious vision of a low-carbon future for our airline and a plan to match, but we know our own efforts can only get us so far. By working in partnership with Catalyst, we’re helping accelerate and scale our industry’s nascent solutions, said American CEO Doug Parker.