In New Jersey, AIN reported that sustainable aviation fuels are becoming more and more relevant to aerospace and business aviation, according to Laurence Casia, Bombardier’s manager of product strategy and product portfolio and sustainability.
Casia noted the higher cost for SAF over conventional jet fuel, which can add a third or more to the price. “If we put it in the perspective of the total operation cost or ownership costs of an aircraft, you can see that that percentage drops to down to about 7%, a little bit more understandable or reasonable when we look at it in that context,” he said, adding that dynamic should change in time.
“We believe that with increased education, with increased awareness, the demand will increase, and prices should go down. New facilities will come online, the economies of scale will take effect, and prices will go down with that increased demand,” the executive added.
Kathryn Glynn, an engineering professional in the airframer’s product sustainability and strategy group, described the certification and testing process that SAF must go through. “From a chemical perspective, SAF and jet-A are chemically equivalent, so they have the same carbon chains, have the same performance…and once its blended it is then recertified simply as jet-A.”
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