In Japan, Nippon.com reported that Japan’s industry ministry said it plans to require oil wholesalers to make sustainable aviation fuel account for 10% of their aviation fuel supply from 2030. The move by the Japanese government is aimed at promoting the use of SAF, which emits less carbon dioxide than conventional fuels, to accelerate decarbonization […]
In Colorado, Boom Supersonic announced it has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the agreement with Dimensional Energy, Boom will purchase up to 5 million gallons of SAF on an annual basis over the duration of the Overture flight test program. Overture is the supersonic airliner from Boom that expects […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reported that Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan Under the terms of the agreement, Petronas Dagangan will supply more than 230,000 tons of SAF to MAG’s airlines – national carrier Malaysia Airlines, and Firefly and MASwings – with the first delivery expected from […]
In India, Business Today reported that state-owned engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) consultancy Engineers India Ltd (EIL) aims to develop SAF production to boost its presence in the biofuels sector. According to the report, the company is working closely on SAF technologies with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP-CSIR) and […]
In Spain, Iberia Airport Services and Repsol said they have carried out handling activities at Bilbao airport with 100% renewable fuel. Over the next month, both companies will use a sustainable fuel, treated at the Petronor plant, for all aircraft and customer service operations at Loiu airport. For one month, Iberia Airport Services will supply […]
In Dubai, Scan Global Logistics announced a new partnership with Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by using SAF for airfreight shipments from Asia to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fahed Ghanim, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, said: “Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle is proud to partner with Scan Global Logistics to […]
In Italy, Leonardo reported that Malaysian company Weststar Aviation Services has completed a first demonstration flight with SAF in Malaysia, taking off from Subang Airport bound for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA). The SAF fuel was supplied by Petronas Dagangan Berhad (PDB) in collaboration with Neste, the world’s leading SAF producer. Leonardo noted […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on governments around the world to “get serious” on incentivizing SAF production and set ambitious targets to produce adequate quantities. Without meaningful quantities of SAF, the global tourism body said the aviation sector cannot decarbonize on a scale that will […]
In Dubai, Gulf News reported that Dubai-based independent aircraft leasing and financing platform Novus Aviation Capital announced the launch of ‘SAF One’ Energy Management Limited, a new platform to develop sustainable aviation fuel. The platform, launched in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) investment company Sencirc Holdings, aims to provide SAF solutions to the […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce said it has successfully completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. The company noted that the first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce, said: “The UltraFan demonstrator is a game changer – the technologies we […]
