sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Thierry Dubois
After Airbus announced it would delay plans to field a hydrogen-powered airliner, researchers on the topic are challenging conventional thinking.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
U.S. states are filling a federal void with incentive programs driving rising sustainable aviation fuel production, supply and corporate uptake nationwide.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Shell has signed a long-term sustainable aviation fuel offtake deal for a Moroccan facility, expanding its supply after inking a similar agreement in Egypt.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Muon beam part inspection; quadcopter soars on beam power; turning methane into SAF; and ultra-low-NOx hydrogen turbojet.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Zero Petroleum validates its Direct FT process to produce 100% synthetic jet fuel from CO2 and green hydrogen, advancing plans for a first commercial-scale plant.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines signs deal for 4,800 metric tons of SAF from Aether Fuels, the first purchase of Fischer-Tropsch fuel from Project Beacon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Emvolon closes a $22 million Series A round to deploy its first commercial plant converting waste methane into sustainable aviation fuel feedstock.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
XCF Global acquires and plans to restart the idle Paramount SAF plant within 9-12 months, adding 50 million gal. per year of production capacity.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
China's Sinopec and Shougang LanzaTech plan a 50,000-ton ethanol-to-SAF plant in Ningxia as the nation's biofuel sector expands.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
Early sustainable aviation fuel tests reveal no maintenance concerns, but data challenges remain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
NorSAF and Nova Pangaea partner to build Latvia ethanol plant supplying sustainable aviation fuel production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France backs a "double auction" system to accelerate e-SAF production, bridging producers and buyers to meet aviation decarbonization mandates.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
SAF projects achieve demonstration milestones; commercial plants planned using forest residues, renewable gas and Fischer-Tropsch technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany, Austria and Luxembourg commit $2.28 billion to fund e-SAF production, aiming to accelerate growth and create a competitive European market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
New offtake agreements by airlines and energy firms drive sustainable aviation fuel production plans in the U.S. and Europe, boosting demand and investment.
Emerging Technologies

By Karen Walker
Willie Walsh discusses his successor at IATA, SAF mandates and his next career step as CEO of IndiGo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
EU airports exceed SAF quotas in 2025 as producers scale up efforts to meet ambitious 2030 sustainability mandates.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
EU commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas will visit India in October to launch aviation talks, aiming to deepen cooperation and expand direct connectivity.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong has set a target for sustainable aviation fuel to account for 1-3% of fuel consumption on flights departing Hong Kong International Airport by 2030.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
EU allocates $497 million in SAF support to 130 operators, with Air France-KLM leading beneficiaries, as airlines claim allowances for 2025 operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
MB Energy partners with Arcadia eFuels and MetaFuels to develop e-SAF supply chains, with production plants planned in Europe and Morocco by 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Jet Zero Australia has secured A$30 million ($22 million) in funding and final development approval for its planned sustainable aviation fuel production facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore starts SAF levy for passengers in 2027, defers cargo levy to 2028, with proceeds funding sustainable aviation fuel procurement for departing flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Montana Renewables revises its SAF expansion plan, tripling capacity with just 10% of the original investment by repurposing existing equipment.
Emerging Technologies

Dave Smoot
One of the answers to producing sustainable aviation fuel may already be sitting on America’s forest floors.
Aircraft & Propulsion