sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Graham Warwick
California-based NovaDev is aiming its planned EcoFlight EF-5C at replacing aging Boeing 757/767 freighters.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The commission and major sustainable aviation fuel producer send reassurance on mandate volumes.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
High-speed testbeds make progress; validating a digital twin; non-CO2 emissions road map; power-beamed UAV; SAF via bacteria.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, a corn stover-to-ethanol technology company in which it already holds equity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Neste’s production alone would cover the European SAF mandate for 2025, the Finland-based fuel producer says.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines for Europe (A4E) had used their recent annual summit to call for more regulatory support in the region for SAF production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Sinopec and France's TotalEnergies will jointly establish a sustainable aviation fuel production site in China.
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney engineers are working with the FAA and academia to understand non-CO2 emissions and how 100% SAF could contribute to their reduction.
Sustainability

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is also introducing a plan to stimulate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use through staff travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.
Sustainability

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say they need regulatory support and incentives to be able to meet forthcoming European SAF mandates.
Sustainability

By James Pozzi
International Aero Engines completed the test at MTU Maintenance’s facility in Germany.
Emerging Technologies

By Angus Batey
The high costs of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel are preventing the technology from moving forward.
Emerging Technologies

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

By Angus Batey
SAF production occupies an unhelpful position in the investment cycle.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Angus Batey
For the aviation sector to meet its 2050 emissions reduction targets, a rapid increase in the use of sustainable aviation fuel is vital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, closed with an agreement signaling what it called the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Business aviation’s efforts to decarbonize the aerospace ecosystem are considerable, but sector insiders say this too often goes unnoticed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has launched a wholly owned subsidiary focused on obtaining scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
Signature Aviation was an early adopter of pumping SAF.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Adrian Schofield
The government intends to introduce a SAF uplift requirement for airlines that would be funded by a new passenger levy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Using the e-fuel in a hybrid powertrain more than doubles the efficiency of SAF usage, the company says.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
European policymakers are preventing business aviation from acquiring SAF credits through the “book-and-claim” accounting mechanism, industry leaders say.
Aircraft & Propulsion