Sustainable Aviation Fuels Users Group pledges to follow Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels process

At WBM 2009, Boeing aviation fuel executive Darrin Morgan profiled the Sustainable Aviation Fuels User Group’s activities, including a pledge by the group to link with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels process. The group includes Virgin Atlantic, All Nippon, SAS, KLM, Air France, Gulf Air, Cargolux, and Air New Zealand. Continental Airlines, the only US carrier to flight test biofuels to date, has yet to join the group. Morgan’s presentation can be downloaded here.

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