In Germany, representatives of Lufthansa Airlines, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Airbus, Flughafen München and MTU Aero Engines signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) in Berlin for a broad-based research collaboration on Power-to-Liquid (PtL) aviation fuels. The planned cooperation will combine the forces of leading aviation companies and academia to accelerate the technology selection, market […]
In Germany, DHL Express and World Energy have signed a long-term strategic agreement to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation logistics through the purchase of approximately 668 million liters of SAF via sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc). The seven-year contract, to run through 2030, is one of the longest and largest SAFc agreements in the aviation […]
In Malaysia, Business Times reported that GKN Aerospace has signed an agreement with DHL Express to use its GoGreen Plus service to reduce carbon emissions for its international shipments. DHL Express’s GoGreen Plus service seeks to mitigate the environmental footprint of customer’s supply chains by blending sustainable aviation fuel into conventional jet fuel. According to […]
In the UK, CITY A.M reported that Wizz Air’s UK chief, Marion Geoffroy has warned it will be a “slow process” to make sustainable aviation fuels affordable for the industry. Geoffroy said: “It’s going to be a slow process because of course, we need to have the fuel, the SAF, available and at a cost, […]
In Austria, OMV and Ryanair, announced the signing of an offtake agreement to supply 500 metric tons of SAF at Vienna Airport in 2023. This forms part of the MoU agreement between the companies, providing Ryanair with unique access to purchase up to 160,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV up to 2030. For OMV, […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Emirates said it has expanded its partnership with Neste for the supply of over 3 million gallons of blended Neste MY SAF in 2024 and 2025. The sustainable aviation fuel, which will be blended with conventional jet fuel, will be supplied over the course of 2024 and 2025 for Emirates’ […]
In Belgium, Reuters reported that European airline chiefs said that the industry needs to make more money and may consolidate further to pay for sustainability targets, a trend likely to lead to higher fares for passengers. The head of British Airways parent IAG said that there was a more than a 90% risk that the […]
In Washington, Boeing said it is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how sustainable aviation fuel affects contrails and non-carbon emissions, in addition to reducing the fuel’s life cycle climate impact. Boeing’s second ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 737-10 destined for United Airlines, will fly with 100% SAF and conventional jet fuel […]
In Japan, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced it has become the first industrial automation customer headquartered in Asia to join Avelia, a blockchain book-and-claim platform for sustainable aviation fuel. Launched in June 2022, Avelia was developed by Shell and Accenture, with support from the Energy Web Foundation together with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). […]
In Florida, Embraer announced it has successfully tested the Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 on 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel. The tests, with one engine running on 100% SAF, were performed at Embraer’s Melbourne facility and provided significant insight into systems’ performance when utilizing blends up to 100% SAF, which was provided by World Fuel. […]
