sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Pertamina has developed and produced the SAF J2.4, a blend made up of palm oil components.

The need to maintain competitiveness and treat business operators fairly must be balanced with climate concerns.

The bizav services operator at Milan’s Linate and Malpensa airports would pay customers €1,000 per ton of SAF they buy at the airports.

The campaign was launched by NBAA-BACE in October to advance the industry’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

If the sector seems to be pinning its hopes on unproven technologies coming to the rescue by 2050, its PR problems may only just be beginning.

The executives recognize the race to industry-wide net-zero carbon emissions as ambitious, but they maintain that the goal is achievable through collaboration.

European respondents to JetNet iQ’s survey of business aviation owners and operators cited environmental and sustainability issues as No. 2.

To address SAF production challenges, “a broad mandate may be needed,” a panelist said, citing efforts by the EU, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore and the UK.

Changes were seen at U.S., European and South American carriers, a major SAF provider, an aircraft manufacturer, and a European airport management company.

Alternative fuels approved for use in aircraft are currently limited to a maximum of 50% blends to avoid compatibility issues.

Pittsburgh International Airport has announced plans to build a facility on its property to produce hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) has revealed that work is underway to update the cross-European industry Destination 2050 net-zero roadmap released in November 2021.

Signature’s blended SAF offering at LAX includes 30% Neste MY SAF and 70% conventional Jet-A.

The airport is offering SAF at two blend levels—10% and 30%—with correspondingly different price points.

It seems eons ago that the term flygskam, or flight shame, entered the vocabularies of airline executives.

Europe’s Luxaviation Group said May 7 that it has introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Paris-Le Bourget Airport fixed-based operation.

Seeing potential for growth in the region’s air transport sector, Tony Fernandes called for economic integration in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations.

This marks the first direct supply of Neste SAF produced in Singapore to airlines at Changi Airport.

The European business aviation sector is experiencing greater utilization of private aircraft than before the pandemic struck four years ago.

Embraer says that all its aircraft are currently approved to use a blend of up to 50% SAF mixed with conventional fuel.

Business aviation boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as vaccine use spread, the private air charter world had to adapt.

A4E Managing Director Rania Georgoutsakou discusses Russian overflight, contrails and other challenges European airline CEOs have on their desk this summer.

An updated U.S. Energy Department model to measure lifecycle emissions from SAF paves the way for some ethanol-to-jet to qualify for a tax credit.

The new targets, confirmed April 25, include a review mechanism to help manage prices and minimize the impact on ticket prices for passengers.