sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Guy Norris
ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The aviation and energy industries continue to have differing opinions on how sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be priced and procured.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Aviation needs other transport sectors such as road transport to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and meet SAF targets, Boeing's Jim Hileman says.
Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
The oil and refining industry should prepare for when China imposes policies on sustainable aviation and signs up for CORSIA, Shell Aviation's president says.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Asset manager Brookfield plans to invest up to $1.1 billion in Infinium to boost the output of the company's power-to-liquid e-fuel production plant in Texas.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Construction of a Southwest Airlines-backed first-of-its-kind plant that will turn corn stover into cellulosic ethanol for upgrade to SAF has begun in Kansas.
Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
Feedstocks grown in Southeast Asia can potentially fulfill around 12% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2050, according to a new study.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
Greater government clarity and urgency is required if aviation is to reach 2050 “net-zero” carbon-emissions status, says a company engineering the transition.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The case of the small German startup shows how challenging it is to get the SAF industry off the ground.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian government is unlocking funds to support the development of nascent low carbon aviation fuel technologies and new feedstock.
Sustainability

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick
Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up SAF. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, talks with a co-author of the plan.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
FAA funds sustainability projects; faster cryogenic fueling; hydrogen in a box; and sharkskins for 777s.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The refinery will be built in Brisbane, Australia, with the CirculAir SAF production system, jointly marketed by LanzaTech and LanzaJet.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has selected companies to receive a total of $291 million in grants under the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition, or FAST, program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
OXCCU has opened its prototype production plant.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
Listen in as Wastefront CEO Vianney Vales about how the company aims to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel by recycling tires.
BCA Podcast

By Graham Warwick
Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire is preparing to conduct flight tests of its Eco Caravan, a modified Cessna Grand Caravan retrofitted with a hybrid-electric powertrain, on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase deal with a leading Japanese energy company that will help it meet its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage target.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
JetBlue Airways has signed a pact with World Fuel Services for sustainable aviation fuel to help power some of the carrier’s flights from New York JFK.
Sustainability

By Aaron Karp
United Airlines has agreed to buy up to 1 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste this year for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Metafuels and the Paul Scherrer Institute have been awarded $5 million by the Swiss government to demonstrate the production of e-fuel for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is pulling back from a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing aircraft delivery delays and SAF supply as obstacles to achieving the goal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s aviation sustainability initiatives are both broad and deep.
Sustainability