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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

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Accelerated Support Needed to Meet Net-Zero 2050

Meeting decarbonization goals ranks as today's top industry challenge, according to a GE Aerospace survey.
Chart from GE Aerospace survey
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MRO Outlook Sanguine Despite Manpower and Parts Shortages

The aviation aftermarket grew 18 percent in 2022 and forecasters expect it to expand a further 22 percent this year, to $94 billion.
 Lufthansa Technik technician working on Leap 1A engine
Environment

New Study Will Examine Sustainable Fuel Feedstocks

The latest biomass study by the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, will examine the volumes and locations of sustainable fuel feedstocks.
Switchgrass fields and facilities in East Tennessee
Environment

CAAFI: SAF Now Firmly Entrenched in Aviation

Speaking at the start of a two-day virtual SAF conference, CAAFI head Steve Czonka noted that renewable fuel is now seeping into all corners of aviation.
Line worker refueling business jet with sustainable aviation fuel from tanker truck
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Commercial Aviation’s Hydrogen Play Poses Myriad Challenges

Hydrogen-powered aircraft programs attract increased attention and public funding, but the task of building a green hydrogen ecosystem will prove daunting.
Hydrogen propulsion
Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Numbers Just Don't Add Up

A weighty scientific report raises doubts about net-zero alternatives to jet fuel.
sustainable aviation fuel
Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Get First Corsia Nod

ICAO noted that sustainable aviation fuel produced in China, the Netherlands, and the U.S. are the first to be certified under the ISCC and RSB schemes.
Flasks of sustainable aviation fuel in lab
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Saudi Arabia’s AviLease to Bundle SAF with Leases

The Kingdom is targeting 330 million passenger arrivals the same year.
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China Flies First Helo with SAF

China's State Grid Space Technology has flown an Airbus H125 with a 40 percent sustainable aviation fuel mixture.
An Airbus H125 has become the first helicopter to make an SAF-powered flight in China.
Environment

Swedish Airport First To Switch to All SAF

Sweden’s Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport will become the first to transition entirely to sustainable aviation fuel.
Västflyg airplane at Sweden's Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
Environment

SAF Startup Scores $22M in Development Funding

OXCCU, a new entrant into the sustainable fuel production arena, has earned funding to scale up its novel production process.
OXCCU founder and CEO Andrew Symes in test lab holding vial with tablets
Environment

Want Some Vodka With Your Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

Air Company, an innovator in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market, has found a novel outlet for one of its byproducts.
Air Vodka
Environment

UK Proposes Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate from 2025

A proposal from the UK government would mandate widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel starting in 2025.
SAF at Farnborough
Environment

World Fuel, Neste Strike SAF Supply Deal

With Neste incresing its SAF output, World Fuel Services has signed a new agreement giving it a larger supply to distribute.
SAF refueling at Le Bourget Airport
Environment

Report: U.S. SAF Industry Will Require $400 Billion Investment by 2050

A report by renewable fuels producer SKYNRG states that to meet worldwide demand for SAF, 400 refineries will be needed by 2050.
tanker trucks loading SAF at refinery
Environment

Jetex Offers Global SAF Book-and-claim

Through a deal with fuel management company 360 Jet Fuel, Jetex is now offering its customers the ability to purchase SAF through book-and-claim.
Jetex FBO hangar
Environment

Daher Takes the Plunge to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Daher has committed to the use of sustainable aviation fuel for all flight operations at its Tarbes, France headquarters.
SAF Fueling of a TBM turboprop Daher's Tarbes, France headquarters
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4Air: Tackling SAF Assurance and Contrails

Knowing where the SAF comes from and what its sustainability attributes are is an increasingly important requirement for operators.
Kennedy Ricci, 4Air
Environment

UK's Norwich Airport Adds SAF Supply

Norwich Airport has inked a deal with Air bp that will make it one of growing number of airports in the UK to provide continuous supplies of SAF.
The UK's Norwich Airport
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Sustainability Leads See Hydrogen as SAF Future

Rather than develop new hydrogen-powered propulsion systems, the aviation industry should focus on using hydrogen to produce SAF, panelists contend.
Hydrogen
Environment

Avfuel Helps EBACE-bound Aircraft Lower Emissions

Aviation fuel provider Avfuel provided sustainable aviation fuel for EBACE-bound aircraft.
Avfuel booth EBACE 2023
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Weststar Signs for Five More Leonardos

A Weststar AW139 became the first SAF-fueled helicopter to fly in Malaysia .
Airbus AW139 helicopter on helipad with sustainable aviation fuel refueling truck parked next to it
Environment

SAF Availablity Slowly Rises in Europe

While SAF availability represents the exception rather than the rule at European airports, that will change due to mandates and increased production.
underwing fueling with sustainable aviation fuel
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One Year in, Titan Fuels International Sees Growth

In a year since its launch, Titan Aviation Fuels' international division is looking ahead to further growth.
Titan Aviation Fuels international team
Environment

Jetex’s ‘Milestone Year’ Sees Revenues Soar 50%

Jetex has established SAF provisions in Finland and is working to set up supplies in Dubai in time for COP 28 later this year.
Adel Mardini, founder and CEO, Jetex (left) and Eng. Jamal Al Dhaheri, managing director and CEO, Abu Dhabi Airports, sign the FBO agreement for Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi (Credit Jetex)
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Energy Suppliers Say They're Serious about Boosting SAF Use

Shell Aviation and Air BP say there are ways to break through the barriers to increased use of sustainable aviation fuels in business aircraft.
Air BP sustainable aviation fuel
Environment

Jet Aviation: SAF Available at EBACE Again

After introducing sustainable aviation fuel at Geneva Airport for the first time at last year's EBACE, Jet Aviation has brought a supply of the fuel again.
underwing fueling with sustainable aviation fuel
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Business Aviation Leading the Push for Decarbonization

Private jet OEMs say business aviation is leading the aviation industry in the push to net-zero carbon emissions.
EBACE media luncheon
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UAS Underlines Business Aviation’s Sustainability Push

No matter how long it takes to ramp up SAF production volumes, Middle East bizav will continue to advocate green policies, said UAS CEO Omar Hosari.
Omar Hosari
Environment

Boeing Launches Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool

Boeing's publicly available Cascade tool is intended to help the aviation industry see how different fuel sources affect their sustainability goals.
People observe a demonstration of Boeing's Cascade tool