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Wednesday, 28 October 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026, 01:31 UTC
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Google joins UK-led flight tests using AI to reduce contrail formation

Google is participating in Operation Blue Skies, a project involving the UK government and airline partners that will use AI-informed analysis to slightly reroute flights in an effort to avoid forming contrails. The tests focus on whether targeted path changes can reduce aviation warming effects without major operational disruption.

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