sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Two German companies have signed a deal to advance the commercialization of electric sustainable aviation fuels (eSAF).
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The power-to-liquids tech developer sees a path forward for electro-sustainable aviation fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Under terms of the deal, American will purchase and take delivery of 35 million gal. of SAF over three years for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Four companies are forming a joint venture (JV) to create a large-scale French sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Dunkirk, France.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
KLM Cityhopper has operated a commercial passenger flight between Amsterdam and Hamburg using a 5% blend of electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Sustainable aviation fuel will likely account for less than 1% of total commercial aviation use this year.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cemvita has completed an industrial-scale demonstration of its process to convert a waste byproduct from biodiesel production to a feedstock for SAF.
Emerging Technologies

By Chris Sloan
Regarding SAF, some airline executives say high costs, limited supply and scalability concerns have tempered expectations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA has pledged to work more closely with the ICAO to advance transparency and integrity in tracking progress of sustainable aviation fuels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
A study by Airbus-backed think tank Bauhaus Luftfahrt estimates the societal costs of aviation's climate impact for different decarbonization pathways.
Emerging Technologies

By Ella Nethersole
If Gulf governments were to address the asymmetry between international compliance obligations and the absence of a domestic framework, it could prove a renewed incentive for further emissions intensity reductions.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Latvia plans Europe's first 100% SAF production plant using Swedish Biofuels technology with 2031 operational target.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have issued a joint report warning that SAF goals will be hard to achieve at the current rate of supply.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
U.S. synthetic fuel developer Syntholene expects its demonstration facility in Iceland to be operational as soon as June, six months ahead of schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Acelen Renewables has secured $1.5 billion in funding to begin construction of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Bahia state.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
A joint venture with plans to produce power-to-liquid SAF in the port of Skelleftea, Sweden, has received a $24 million grant from the Swedish Energy Agency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is warning that potential inflationary pressures and weakening consumer sentiment could deter travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Laminar-flow business jet; hybrid-electric tiltwing; Solar Impulse 2 lost; and jet fuel from ethanol.
Emerging Technologies

Emily Tobler
Comment by May 31 to provide feedback on how SAF is "counted."
Business Aviation

By Ella Nethersole
The Middle East is poised to become a center for lower-emission aviation following an agreement between DHL Express and Dubai-based SAF One.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
A first-of-its-kind study of how aviation sustainability goals can best be met across Latin America and the Caribbean has produced a framework for industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airlines, policymakers and environmental campaigners are weighing the future of carbon pricing policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines has teamed up with SAF technology company Metafuels, marking the Zurich-based SAF developer’s first aviation partnership.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Egypt’s first SAF plant secures $142.9m financing, aiming to produce 200,000 metric tons of biofuels annually with Shell as a key partner.
Emerging Technologies