In Japan, NHK reported that Japanese airline All Nippon Airways said it is making all of its flights to and from Hiroshima Airport carbon neutral this month to coincide with the upcoming Group of Seven summit in the city of Hiroshima. The airline said it is undertaking the initiative with major natural resource developer Inpex […]
In Singapore, Jet Aviation announced a partnership with FlyORO, a fuel blending services provider, to offer custom blends of SAF at its Singapore Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Seletar Airport. The tailored SAF blends use FlyORO’s AlphaLite technology and is available immediately, the company said. Jet Aviation launched SAF in Singapore in May 2022, at […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported that the CEO of Qatar Airways said that the airline is “fighting with oil companies” to produce sustainable aviation fuel in order to bring prices down. “We are fighting with oil companies to create the economies of scale to produce SAF in big volumes to bring the price […]
In Belgium, the European Commission said it welcomed the political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, recently reached between the European Parliament and the Council. Once in place, the new rules will help decarbonize the aviation sector by requiring fuel suppliers to blend sustainable aviation fuels with kerosene in increasing amounts from 2025. This political […]
In the UK, Jet2 announced an investment into a new sustainable aviation fuel production plant to be constructed in the North West of England. The agreement will see Jet2 plc, which encompasses the airline Jet2.com, and tour operator Jet2holidays, invest an equity stake in the plant and expect to receive more than 200 million liters of […]
In the UK, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) reported that sustainable aviation fuel is already available at Inverness Airport. The SAF is supplied by World Fuel Services as a 35% blend and is available to all flight operators at the airport. HIAL’s managing director Inglis Lyon, said: “At HIAL we are committed to reducing […]
In India, research firm Prudent Markets reported that the Middle East and Africa (MENA) sustainable aviation fuel market is projected to register a CAGR of 40.7% in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. Some of the major factors contributing to the growth of the Middle East and Africa sustainable aviation fuel market are the […]
In Wyoming, Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, said it has signed an agreement with Cap Clean Energy Corp., a clean energy development company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, to co-develop biofuels facilities in Canada to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel for the heavy duty transport sector. The agreement provides a roadmap for a […]
In Finland, Neste said that Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus signed a new purchase agreement for one million liters of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The sustainable aviation fuel supplied to Viva Aerobus will be blended with conventional jet fuel and used to power the airline’s flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guadalajara, Mexico […]
In Washington, The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reported that the Washington State University Tri-Cities and Snohomish County have teamed up to develop a proposed research and development center for sustainable aviation fuels. According to the report, the $6.5 million SAF Applied Research and Development Center will offer fuel testing, fuel finishing as well as […]
