Google DeepMindEventScienceAugust 18, 2026

Google launches Operation Blue Skies, UK-backed contrail avoidance trial

Google's AI-powered contrail forecasts will guide ~10,000 flights yearly through Shanwick airspace in a 30-month, state-backed trial covering ~5% of global contrail warming. The program includes two four-month operational trials.

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