easyJet has been named in Fortune’s 2026 list of Europe’s Most Innovative Companies, which recognises 300 businesses driving progress across the continent. Now in its second year, the ranking evaluates European companies with more than 250 employees across three criteria: product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.
Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA. Since launching over 30 years ago, easyJet has changed the way people fly to the present day, where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations, making flying easier and more affordable for passengers.
easyJet has transformed the travel experience by putting digital innovation at the centre of the customer journey, including through its mobile app.
easyJet has been using AI-driven operations and technology to strengthen operational performance and improve customer satisfaction, helping keep low-cost travel easy and affordable. AI is already being applied across the business, from operations and scheduling to customer service, booking, and easyJet Holidays. At easyJet, AI is focused on delivering practical results: reducing disruption, enabling faster decision-making, improving the customer experience, and supporting profitability, all within a clear governance framework.
easyJet’s technology-enabled Integrated Control Centre (ICC) in Luton, which manages up to 2,000 flights a day, has already delivered significant year-on-year improvements in resilience and operational performance.
Kenton Jarvis, CEO of easyJet, said: “Innovation has always been at the heart of our business and it helps us to strengthen resilience, give customers more choice, and improve satisfaction. We remain focused on how innovation can continue to make travel easy, affordable, and accessible for all.”
“Europe’s most exciting companies are solving problems that matter,” said Grethe Schepers, Lists Director, Europe at Fortune. “These companies are turning fresh ideas into real growth across industry and services, from manufacturing and energy to healthcare, technology, and consumer markets.”
The list is unveiled today at VivaTech in Paris during an exclusive Fortune session presented with Schneider Electric and EY. Fortune’s Executive Editorial Director, Kamal Ahmed, leads the conversation alongside Frédéric Godemel, Executive Vice President, Energy Management Business and Executive Committee Member at Schneider Electric, Joe Depa, Global Chief Innovation Officer at EY and Elena Breda, SVP Product Strategy, Innovation, Sustainability at Electrolux Group.
