In Singapore, The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), GenZero, and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have completed a 20-month SAF pilot, which commenced in February 2022, in partnership with Temasek. CAAS said that the SAF pilot supports one of the key recommendations of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Sustainable Air Hub to create a long-term […]
In Saudi Arabia, Times Aerospace reported that the leaders of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization urged governments not to follow the European Union’s approach to increasing the use of SAF by setting a global 2030 SAF target. The report stated that the association is concerned that states will seek to copy the EU approach, laid […]
In Malaysia, The Edge Malaysia reported that Indonesia’s flag carrier Garudo tested its first commercial flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil to reduce carbon emissions. Garuda’s plane flew from the capital Jakarta to Solo using the J2.4 sustainable aviation fuel produced by state-run oil firm PT Pertamina, according to the report. Garuda will […]
In Illinois, Markets and Markets reported that Forecasts indicate that the global SAF market will rise from $219 million in 2021 to $15.7 billion by 2030. According to the report, the global SAF market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 60.8% during the period. “The rapid growth of the SAF market is propelled […]
In Washington D.C., NASA said its researchers are working with partners such as Boeing, United Airlines, and other industry, government, and international partners, to collect data to see how greener aviation fuels can help reduce contrails. Throughout October, NASA has supported contrail research through Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, a multi-year effort to analyze sustainable aviation fuel […]
In Canada, Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. said it has formed a strategic partnership with global supply chain company, Savage, and its agribusiness, Bartlett, with the aim of accelerating its plans to produce SAF. Azure noted that Savage and Bartlett bring significant expertise and experience in infrastructure, transportation, logistics, rail and agriculture to support Azure’s efforts […]
In the UK, Norwegian said it will purchase fossil-free aviation fuel to power the equivalent of 100 flights between the Danish cities of Aalborg and Copenhagen. The Danish government announced its goal to have one “green domestic route” in Denmark by 2025. Norwegian, together with Aalborg Airport, are proving that operating flights with SAF on […]
In the Philippines, The Manila Times reported that Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest low-cost airline, launched sustainable Tokyo-Manila commercial passenger flights powered by blended sustainable aviation fuel and Airbus NEO or new engine option aircraft. According to the report, Flight 5J 5055, the inaugural flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport, is part of Cebu Pacific’s strategy […]
In France, SATORP, a platform jointly owned by Aramco and TotalEnergies, said it has successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified SAF. Last August, the platform successfully co-processed used cooking oil in the low-pressure hydrodesulphurization unit (LPHDS), producing SAF, meeting all product quality parameters within the SAF specifications. SATORP has received International […]
In the UK, Farnborough Airport has announced the sale of its millionth liter of sustainable aviation fuel. Having begun to offer SAF to all its customers in 2021, Farnborough Airport said it has become one of the largest single-site suppliers of SAF to the business aviation community in the UK. CEO Simon Geere, said: “At […]
