Profile
Sean Newsum is Managing Director for Environmental Affairs at Airlines for America (A4A), where he leads the A4A work to support the US airline industry on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and other environmental issues. Sean joined A4A after 32 years at Boeing, with the last 12 years focused on aviation's environmental strategy. His final role at Boeing was as Senior Director for Environmental Sustainability Strategy which including leading Boeing's Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) program that focused on partnering widely across and beyond the aviation sector to catalyze the availability of SAF. He was also an active member in various industry groups including the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) board of directors, Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) board, Vice Chair of the Environment Committee at Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection.Sessions