Air Canada allows scientists to use aircraft for climate data gathering

An Air Canada Airbus A330 aircraft has been fitted with what the flag carrier said are “special diagnostics sensors” to collect “valuable worldwide data on climate parameters”. The technology will help In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) to gather the information, which Air Canada said “will be used by the international scientific community  as well as forecasting services like the Atmosphere Service of Copernicus, for essential research on climate change and air quality on a global scale”. IAGOS is, Air Canada said, “an international non-profit organisation” that works with airlines to create “global observation platforms of climate change