How all sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstocks and production technologies can play a role in decarbonising aviation Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), hydrogen and electric all have a role to play in the decarbonisation of aviation. SAF is vitally important as it can address decarbonisat...

UK-based aviation fuel handling company Aljac Fuelling Components has announced a new partnership with fluid transfer specialists Elaflex Hiby Tanktechnik. Starting 1 July the Hamburg-based company has acquired a shareholding in Aljac, which itself specialises in supplying refuelling systems and...

Air BP has invested in upgraded infrastructure at Dolvik terminal in Norway to provide a more efficient, lower carbon fuel supply. In a press release, the company noted: "Improvements at the BP-owned terminal include an upgraded pipeline and new fuel tanks with the capacity to store eight million l...

Source: PagesJaunes. World Fuel Services has been awarded a contract by Aeroport La Rochelle on the Ile de Re in France. It will mean that the company is the only fuel provider at the airport, beginning next April. The company will begin providing fuel services to both business aviation and commerc...

Air BP has announced the appointment of Sonya Adams as managing director, Northern, Central and Western Europe, effective beginning of October. Adams will be responsible for Air BP’s strategy and operations in the region and be based at Air BP’s global headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames, UK, rep...

Air BP fuelled the world’s new longest non-stop flight between Newark International Airport (EWR/KEWR) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN/WSSS). The Jet A that was uplifted for the flight was pumped from Air BP’s storage facilities in New Jersey to Newark International Airport’s fuel system....

A study released today by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)found the carbon intensity gap between the most and least efficient transatlantic carriers increased from 51% in 2014 to 63% in 2017. Overall, the fuel efficiency of transatlantic flights improved an average of 1% per ...

SpiceJet, the low-cost airline operating out of India, has announced it has operated the first ever test flight using biofuel in the country recently. On August 27th, the airline stated a Bombardier Q400 it operates completed the test flight using biofuel. The flight, as noted by the airline, ...

Source: CNBC Africa. A new major oil refinery in Lekki Lagos, Nigeria is set to offer fuel for aviation by 2020. The Dangote refinery will sell petrol, diesel and aviation fuel in less than two years time. The refinery will cost $10bn to construct and aims to become one of the world's largest...

Shell Aviation has announced the introduction of a first-of-its-kind electric pump jet refuelling vehicle in its operations at Stuttgart Airport, Germany. The vehicle significantly reduces diesel consumption during aircraft refuelling, supporting airports in their efforts to reduce emissions across...

Source: Singapore Business Review. China Aviation Oil (CAO) has acquired UK-registered jet fuel supply company, Navires Aviation Limited (NAL) for around $8m. NAL's principal activities is to supply jet fuel to the aviation industry in Europe but it also provides marketing to a lesser extent. NAL ...

The Port of Seattle, which operates Seattle-Tacoma Airport - known for its continued efforts in establishing a comprehensively environmentally-conscious apron - has approved a plan to supply all airlines with sustainable fuel. It was announced earlier this month that the Port of Seattle will coll...