In China, Global Times reported that Airbus said it has signed agreements with Xiamen Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines and Colorful Guizhou Airlines to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel in commercial flights in China. The partnership between Airbus and the Chinese airlines was announced at the 14th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition. The […]
In Japan, Itochu Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with Japan Airlines for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel produced by Finnish company Neste Itochu noted that SAF will be supplied as fuel for the “Sustainable Charter Flight” scheduled to be operated by Japan Airlines on the Tokyo-Okinawa route on November 18. Itochu […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced a new SAF sales agreement with Spain’s Iberia Airlines. The agreement provides Iberia Airlines 6 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel for five years from Gevo’s future commercial operations. Iberia Airlines expects to commence fueling its aircraft with SAF from Gevo in 2028. The expected value for the agreement […]
In Panama, SGP BioEnergy has picked Topsoe to support the production of renewable fuels in South America’s largest upcoming renewable fuels plant, located in Panama. Topsoe will provide its HydroFlex technology to produce SAF and RD, while also deploying its H2bridge technology to ensure the plant has a net-zero greenhouse gas footprint, recycling green hydrogen generated by waste […]
In Malaysia, Free Malaysia Today reported that a Malaysia-US venture that will use vegetable oil production technology to produce SAF is expected to start operations at the end of this month. The venture said that it aims to develop a hydrogenated vegetable oil facility that will be used for the production of SAF. The facility, […]
In Australia, Brisbane Airport said it welcomed the Federal Budget announcement of a ‘Jet Zero’-style council to guide the development of a policy framework to encourage emissions reduction in Australia’s aviation industry. “Getting the policy right from the start is essential to the development of a domestic sustainable aviation fuel market,” said Raechel Paris, Executive […]
In China, Global Times reported that a research institute in East China’s Zhejiang Province has built a device to make jet fuel from used cooking oil. According to the reports, the sustainable fuel was made from used cooking oil via a device developed by Sinopec Zhenhai Reifining & Chemical Company in Ningbo, Zhejiang. The report […]
In Germany, Lufthansa announced that its passengers can offset the CO2 emissions of their flight directly on board. The German airline said that passengers can use the offer free of charge via the Internet on board on their own mobile devices. Guests can use a slider to decide for themselves how they want to offset […]
In Singapore, the Air France-KLM group announced that TOP International Holding, a Singapore-based, global minerals and resources company, has become the first firm in Singapore to join the Air France-KLM Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel program. By joining the Air France-KLM Corporate SAF program, Top International Holding commits to the purchase of SAF in 2022 and […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Etihad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cepsa with the aim of accelerating the decarbonization of air transport by researching and producing sustainable aviation fuels. These fuels will be produced from circular raw materials that do not compete with food resources, such as used cooking oils, non-food animal waste […]
