The Aerospace Technology Institute was set up largely to allocate government money to projects intended to future-proof the UK’s civil aerospace sector.
About 1 million gal. of the fuel is sitting in a tank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, awaiting final laboratory testing before it can be offered to customers.
At stake is avoiding large quantities of CO2 emissions, as cirrus cloud-forming contrails total an estimated one-third of aviation’s harmful climate impact.
All U.S. Big Four airlines except Southwest are reducing emissions per ASK at a similar rate; Southwest displays low emissions, particularly moving into 2024.
The MoU is intended to enable collaboration to identify research, development, demonstration, and deployment opportunities for sustainable aviation technologies
