In Florida, Willis Lease Finance Corporation, a lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, announced that its subsidiary, Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited has entered into license and engineering agreements with Johnson Matthey and Axens. The firm stated that these partnerships significantly advance WSF’s sustainable aviation fuel project in Teesside, Northeastern England. WSF is targeting Q1 2028 to begin commercial operations at its SAF production facility, with an anticipated annual production capacity of 14,000 tons of SAF. “Through this collaboration, WSF will leverage Johnson Matthey’s and Axens’ market-leading technologies to support the production of SAF at our facility in Teesside, UK,” said Amy Ruddock, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Aviation & Corporate Development of WLFC. This project received a grant from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund.
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