sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Cathay Pacific has agreed to support the development of SAF production in mainland China, as part of the carrier’s broader SAF efforts.

ANA has announced it will acquire sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended in Japan, which will be used for both its domestic and international flights.

America leaps ahead in the SAF production race; that worries other nations.

Daher introduced several upgrades to its Kodiak and TBM product line on opening day of Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida.

In recent years, the military services have taken steps to increase the use of SAF in its operations, but not always with much success.

A new partnership announced by Alaska Airlines is aimed at addressing challenges to scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and supply.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.

While the EC has initially referred to a 5% SAF incorporation target for 2030, the industry has been lobbying for a greater proportion.

When compared to commercial aviation, business aviation—be it using a small turboprop single or a large-cabin trijet—combines at least two features or quirks.

New efforts aim to speed up hybrid-electric development

Airline investments in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) range from strategic to tactical.

Conformal LH2 tank; Trajectory-based efficiencies; CycloRotor eVTOL testing; and SAF from oil trees.

One of the challenges in producing SAF is securing feedstocks that do not compete with food crops.

The airline plans to buy over 400,000 carbon credits from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital, making the Dallas-based carrier the launch customer for the program.

Shell Aviation believes its Avelia book-and-claim blockchain solution will be one of the fastest ways to bring down the costs of sustainable aviation fuel.

Honda pursues SAF; Lithium-air battery; Fly-by-wire for GA; SAF from camelina.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has set aside S$50 million ($37 million) to drive sustainability projects.

The carrier says $3.50 from each of its 152M passengers in 2022 would cover the design and construction of a refinery capable of producing 40M gal. of SAF/year.

Honda is researching the production of sustainable aviation fuel and its use in powerplants for its HondaJet light bizjet and planned eVTOL aircraft.

American Airlines has signed an MOU with Yield10 Bioscience to develop camelina as a low-carbon feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The company is one of seven to submit an application for the FBO lease at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in Aspen, Colorado.

Startup The Air Co. plans to demonstrate a mobile synthetic fuel production plant.

With Australia’s abundance of land and access to solar energy, Airbus believes the continent could become a “world leader” in the production of green hydrogen.

Predicting contrails, fuel from manure, solid-state batteries, and racing eVTOL.

Bell is claiming to be the first OEM to fly a single-engine rotorcraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).