In Georgia, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the successful completion of the world’s first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Accomplished on November 19, the flight took place on a Gulfstream G600 aircraft, which departed the company’s headquarters in Savannah and landed 6 hours, 56 minutes later at Farnborough Airport in England. The aircraft was […]
In Illinois, Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between LanzaJet, British Airways (BA), and Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) – said it has secured new funding totaling $11.2 million from the UK Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition. LanzaJet, and NPT, a UK-based cleantech company developing advanced biofuels used to produce SAF, will receive the funding […]
In Kansas, PRNewswire reported Conestoga Energy and SAFFiRE Renewables agreement for Conestoga to host SAFFiRE’s cellulosic ethanol pilot plant at Conestoga’s Arkalon Energy ethanol facility in Liberal, Kansas. The SAFFiRE pilot project aims to validate and demonstrate the commercialization of SAFFiRE’s corn-stover-to-ethanol technology in a fully integrated pilot facility that processes 10 tons of corn […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Jetex claimed to be the first company to offer SAF to private aircraft operators in the United Arab Emirates. Jetex said it will now offer aircraft operators and private owners the possibility of significantly reducing emissions whenever they operate flights from its flagship private terminal in Dubai. “Bringing SAF to […]
In Denmark, ALIGHT said that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has become a new dedicated partner in the ALIGHT project. In close collaboration with other key partners in ALIGHT, Airbus will perform crucial cost benefit analyses on future SAF scenarios and help determine both feasibility and viability of each of the identified scenarios for sustainable aviation. […]
In Hungary, Hungary Today reported that local low-cost airline Wizz Air has been selected as the Global Environmental Sustainability Airline of the Year for the second consecutive time at the Center for Aviation (CAPA) Asia Aviation Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Wizz Air has been recognized for its unwavering commitment to sustainability. CAPA rewards airlines […]
In New York, Airport Technology reported that the US, China and Singapore are set to have the biggest increases in sustainable aviation fuel production capacity by the next decade, according to a new report by GlobalData. The Global SAF Production Capacity Outlook report by GlobalData’s oil and gas intelligence team forecasted that the US will […]
In the United Arab Emirates, local airline Emirates said its flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) on 24 October with Sidney, Australia, as its final destination. Emirates said that oil firm Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the […]
In the UK, Virgin Atlantic said its 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight has been granted a permit to fly by the Civil Aviation Authority. Virgin Atlantic noted it plans to fly from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 28 November 2023 to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% SAF. Led by […]
In Minnesota, Reuters reported that Bunge CEO Greg Heckman said renewable diesel is the gateway to getting sustainable aviation fuel and partnerships are key to scaling up production of both. The report noted that Bunge has partnered in recent years with oil major Chevron to crush oilseeds for renewable diesel, and with seedmaker Corteva CTVA.N […]
