sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is expanding research into hydrogen-fueled aviation and the company has recently launched a hydrogen technology program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Oxford University spinoff OXCCU has won $22.7 million in funding to commercialize their novel one-step process for synthesizing e-fuels from carbon dioxide.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Airlines will only be 70% of their way to net zero by 2050, according to a new analysis by U.S.-based consultancy firm Bain & Company.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines have stressed the importance of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as ANA revises its SAF target.
On Location

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris, Molly McMillin
As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation operations are actually for business or leisure.
Paris Air Show

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA revealed roadmaps of how aviation can reach net zero by 2050 at its AGM in Istanbul, Turkey.
On Location

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European carriers say they need support, not constraints, to help them decarbonize.
Paris Air Show

By David Casey
IATA has urged governments in Latin America to put incentives in place that would allow the region to emerge as one of the largest SAF producers worldwide.
On Location

By David Casey
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site.
On Location

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing expects to publish findings from the joint study with non-profit the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) in early 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
EU and UK SAF mandates are projected to require 1.5 billion gal. of fuel per year by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has signed a prepurchase option agreement with Equatic, a startup that aims to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The operator of airports in the Netherlands has been ordered to accelerate the replacement of diesel-powered ground handling equipment by the end of 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The high price tag on sustainable aviation fuel, coupled with a lack of European producers, are headaches for Air France-KLM as they aim to meet climate goals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
New refineries and increasing deliveries hold promise, but obstacles to book-and-claim are slowing uptake.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Already licensed for use at 35 plants globally, UOP’s technology produces HEFA (hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids) SAF from waste fats, oils and greases.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airline private equity group Indigo Partners has invested $50 million in U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startup CleanJoule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Daniel Iracane, a member of France’s Technology Academy, calls the product e-bio-SAF, where “e” stands for the electric power needed to produce hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The move expands the current target for airlines to have at least 10% SAF in their total fuel uptake.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
In one of the main changes, All Nippon Airways has set a goal of reducing total CO2 emissions by 10% or more by fiscal 2030, compared to fiscal 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas Dagangan Berhad will supply the airline group with more than 230,000 tons of neat SAF beginning in 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carbon market experts are aiming to capitalize on growing demand for transparency within the business aviation sector.
EBACE

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Commercial airlines and others could out-maneuver business aviation in securing the limited global sustainable aviation fuel supply, EBACE attendees hear.
EBACE