In the UK, BTN reported that low-cost airline easyJet and aircraft manufacturer Airbus are to trial a new corporate partnership which aims to boost the production of alternative aviation fuels. The duo said the initiative would examine how airlines and corporates can share the cost of alternative fuels in a “mutually beneficial way” to create extra demand and drive down the cost of biofuels, which is typically between three and five times more expensive than traditional jet fuel. The report also noted that project will involve easyJet’s corporate clients, starting with Airbus from this month, buying a specific amount of SAF as a way of addressing their carbon footprint from business travel. It will also include validating the use of SAF certificates that allow corporates to claim the subsequent Scope 3 emissions reductions. The easyJet-Airbus trial includes buying 106 tons of neat SAF. The route has been chosen because it links two of Airbus’ major production facilities and is regularly used by employees, with the biofuel delivered to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.
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