Tag: sustainable aviation fuel

SAF industry needs to upscale 1,600 times to meet net zero targets

The sustainable aviation fuel industry would have to increase by 1,600 times its current size to meet the aviation sector's 2050 net zero carbon emissions target, according to one UK-based SAF producer. James Hygate, founder and CEO of Firefly, which makes SAF from sewage, claimed that for the in...

UK scales up net zero flying commitments

The UK government says it has helped lead the aviation industry to an agreement to reduce emissions from aviation fuel by 5 per cent by 2030. It says the UK continues to be a leader in the transition towards cleaner flying and that the agreement, made at ICAO's third Conference on Aviation Altern...

Emirates to operate a A380 demonstration flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Today’s flight, proudly commanded by Captain Khalid Binsultan and Captain Philippe Lombet, took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) with one of four engines p...

UK regulator launches hydrogen project to ‘explore potential’ of alternative fuel

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched a challenge for the aviation industry to help leverage the potential of hydrogen as a zero carbon emissions aviation fuel. As hydrogen as an aviation fuel is at an early stage of development, the regulator says the sector does not yet have a comprehens...

Rotterdam The Hague Airport accelerates sustainable fuel blending

Yesterday, Shell and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) signed a long-term agreement to blend sustainable aviation fuel on all aircraft fuelled at the airport, starting in 2024. On top of the European blending mandate of 6%, the airport will accelerate its efforts by setting itself a minimum target...

UK: Farnborough Airport sells millionth litre of SAF

UK: Farnborough Airport sells millionth litre of SAF

Farnborough Airport today announced the sale of its millionth litre of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which it says highlights its aim to be a sustainability showcase for airports around the world. Having begun to offer SAF to all its customers in 2021, Farnborough Airport has become one of the l...

UK government announces support for sustainable aviation fuel

The UK government has announced its support for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It yesterday committed to introducing a revenue certainty scheme to support SAF production in the UK and boost its uptake, in a bid to give producers greater assurance about earnings from the fuel t...

World Fuel Services and Neste Sign Supply Agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

World Fuel Services (World Fuel) and Neste today announce their recently signed agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), further strengthening the relationship between these two global companies. This agreement provides World Fuel with greater access to the currently limited supply of SAF ...

Sustainable Aviation Fuel available at Inverness Airport

HIAL has announced that they will be offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Inverness Airport. The cleaner fuel product is supplied by World Fuel Services as a 35% blend and is available to all flight operators at the airport. SAF is a synthetic form of jet fuel derived from sustainable s...

Air bp announces first sale of ISCC EU sustainable aviation fuel produced at bp’s Castellon refinery

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, has announced the first sale of International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU SAF from bp’s Castellon refinery in Spain. The flight was carried out by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza, Spain to North America...

Emirates completes engine ground testing with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF...

bp to supply DHL Express with Sustainable Aviation Fuel until 2026

bp is to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel until 2026 as part of a new strategic collaboration with the global logistics company. The bp agreement is one of two deals comprising the largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deals in aviation to date, with a combined volume of more th...

Swissport fuels first ever passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel

For the first time, a commercial carrier has flown an aircraft full of passengers using 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Swissport provided fueling services for the historic United Airlines flight at Chicago O’Hare airport. On 1 December 2021, Swissport provided fueling services...

Swedavia continues to support aviation’s climate transition

Swedavia’s annual delivery of sustainable aviation fuel is being delivered to Stockholm Arlanda Airport and used there to refuel aircraft. The refuelling is a result of Swedavia’s annual public tender for sustainable aviation fuel, which six different organisations are taking part in this yea...

Swedavia’s investment in sustainable aviation fuel continues

For the second year, Swedavia has invited a number of companies and other organisations to take part in a coordinated tender for sustainable aviation fuel in an effort to reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions from its own air travel for business purposes. Participants in this year’s tender are...

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