In California, United announced that it will begin using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel on departing flights from San Francisco International Airport and is planning to use a SAF blend later this year at London Heathrow Airport. “It’s remarkable to see that in just a few years United has exponentially increased its SAF use,” […]
In India, local carrier Vistara, a joint venture of TATA Group and Singapore Airlines, said it became the first Indian airline to operate a commercial domestic flight on a wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel. This milestone was achieved on Vistara’s brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, flying from Indira Gandhi International Airport, in Delhi to […]
In Colombia, Aviacionline reported that LATAM Airlines Colombia and Bio-D have formed a partnership to advance and promote the development of sustainable aviation fuel projects in Colombia. The goal of the partnership is to establish the conditions for a future commitment to purchase SAF from Bio-D by LATAM Airlines Colombia. Initially, the agreement involves joint […]
In Finland, Neste reported total revenues of $5.86 billion in the first quarter of 2023, slightly down compared to the same period the previous year. The company attributed this slight decline in revenues to lower market and sales prices. “Our sales volume for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel of 660,000 tons was clearly lower […]
In Oklahoma, Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) and carbon transformation company Twelve announced they have signed a Master License Agreement to support Twelve’s scaleup of its E-Jet fuel, a fossil-free sustainable aviation fuel produced using the company’s carbon transformation technology in combination with EFT’s Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Maxx Jet upgrading technology. Twelve, in partnership with EFT, […]
In Italy, ITA Airways and DB Schenker Italy have signed their first Fly with SAF agreement, launching the airline program, aiming at involving freight forwarders and shippers in the purchasing of SAF. “The involvement of an ever-increasing number of players in the logistics chain in purchasing and procurement operations is progressively accelerating the use of […]
In Japan, NHK reported that Japanese airline All Nippon Airways said it is making all of its flights to and from Hiroshima Airport carbon neutral this month to coincide with the upcoming Group of Seven summit in the city of Hiroshima. The airline said it is undertaking the initiative with major natural resource developer Inpex […]
In Singapore, Jet Aviation announced a partnership with FlyORO, a fuel blending services provider, to offer custom blends of SAF at its Singapore Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Seletar Airport. The tailored SAF blends use FlyORO’s AlphaLite technology and is available immediately, the company said. Jet Aviation launched SAF in Singapore in May 2022, at […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported that the CEO of Qatar Airways said that the airline is “fighting with oil companies” to produce sustainable aviation fuel in order to bring prices down. “We are fighting with oil companies to create the economies of scale to produce SAF in big volumes to bring the price […]
In Belgium, the European Commission said it welcomed the political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, recently reached between the European Parliament and the Council. Once in place, the new rules will help decarbonize the aviation sector by requiring fuel suppliers to blend sustainable aviation fuels with kerosene in increasing amounts from 2025. This political […]
