Fuel

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

Environment

Work Begins on World's Largest Biofuel Plant

A consortium of energy industry companies has partnered with the Panamanian government to launch what will become the world’s largest biofuel refinery.
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Environment

Phillips 66 To Establish Large Renewable Fuels Plant

Phillips 66 has decided to begin conversion of its major San Francisco area petroleum refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities.
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Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Makes Inroads in Monterey

Since early 2021, Avfuel has provided more than 200,000 gallon of sustainable aviation fuel to California's Monterey Regional Airport.
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Fuel

AEG Brings SAF to Vienna Airport

AEG Fuels has partnered with an Austrian fuel provider to make SAF available to general aviation customers at Vienna International Airport.
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Fuel

Jet Fuel Prices Continue To Climb

Operators of turbine-powered aircraft are still feeling the pinch of high jet fuel prices.
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Environment

Industry Coalition Urges Action on SAF Tax Legislation

A broad-based coalition consisting of nearly 80 aviation stakeholders is urging Congress to enact a blender's tax to spur SAF investment.
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Environment

World Energy To Upgrade Sustainable Fuel Refinery

World Energy is renovating its sustainable fuel refinery in Paramount, California, which upon completion in 2025 will massively increase its output.
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Environment

Wilson Air Launches Titan Fuels' Carbon-offset Program

Titan Aviation Fuels has unveiled a carbon-offset program via its FBO network—with Wilson Air Center facilities as the launch FBOs—using Terrapass credits.
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Environment

Colonial Pipeline To Feed SAF to East Coast

Colonial Pipeline, one of the major fuel carrying arteries feeding the U.S. East Coast, can now carry sustainable aviation fuel.
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Aircraft

Airbus, Kawasaki To Partner on Hydrogen Development

An MOU signed in Tokyo between Airbus and Kawasaki lays the groundwork to study elements of hydrogen adoption by the aviation industry.
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Environment

Biden Doubles Down on SAF Support

President Biden has reaffirmed his commitment to sustainable aviation and sustainable aviation fuel in remarks yesterday at an Iowa biofuel plant.
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Fuel

Jet Operators Feel Pain at the Pump

Jet fuel prices continue to spike as a result of crude oil supply chain disruptions brought on by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Environment

SkyVector Helps Find SAF

Global aeronautical charts and online mapping provider SkyVector has added sustainable aviation fuel locations to its online flight planning map.
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Fuel

GA Leaders Optimistic about Unleaded Avgas by 2030

General aviation association leaders expressed optimism about the industry finding a drop-in unleaded aviation fuel solution during a session at SNF.
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Environment

Neste Teams With Avfuel at SDC

For the first time, major SAF producer Neste is exhibiting along side fuel distributor Avfuel at an industry event.
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FBOs

Survey: Most FBOs Saw Fuel Sales Bump in 2021

Nearly three-quarters of the FBOs in the U.S. and Canada saw higher fuel sales last year than they did in 2020, according to ABSG's annual industry survey.
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Environment

Santa Monica Airport Converts to Unleaded Avgas

The self-serve avgas pumps at California’s Santa Monica Airport have transitioned to Swift UL94 unleaded aviation gasoline.
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FBOs

Titan Aviation Fuels Expands To Europe with Akryl Deal

Titan Aviation Fuels acquired Geneva, Switzerland-based aviation fuel reseller Akryl, allowing Titan to expand into Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Fuel

East Coast Jet Fuel Prices See Record-high Spike

The petroleum sanctions placed on Russia are having an effect on jet-A pricing in the U.S., particularly on the East Coast.
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Environment

SAF Key to Aviation's Decarbonization Plans

With the aviation industry searching for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, sustainable aviation fuel represents the most immediately available tool.
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Environment

EASA To Permit Bizjet Ops To Carry Less Extra Fuel

Some turbine aircraft operators in Europe will be able to reduce the amount of contingency fuel required, with the aim to reduce aircraft carbon emissions.
Aircraft

Airbus Flies A380 on 100 percent SAF

One of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900s used in the first A380 test aircraft cruised on pure SAF for about three hours on March 25.
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Environment

Jet Aviation Signs WEF Clean Skies Declaration

Jet Aviation has signed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2030 Ambition Statement which aims to increase sustainable aviation fuel supply.
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Engines

Air bp To Supply Rolls-Royce with SAF

Air bp has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to furnish the UK-based engine maker with sustainable aviation fuel to power its engine testing programs.
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Environment

More Mandates and Messaging Needed To Drive SAF Adoption

The British Business & General Aviation Association discussed a carrot-and-stick approach to overcoming cost-based objections to sustainable aviation fuel.
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Environment

Signature Introduces SAF at Vail FBO

Signature Flight Support has introduced permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel for retail sale at its Vail Valley Jet Center FBO.
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Airlines

As Covid Winds Down, Air Cargo Frets on Russia-Ukraine Crisis

After overcoming Covid, the relatively strong air cargo industry will see further capacity constraints due to the war in Ukraine.
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Engines

Safran Looks To Decarbonized Future

Safran’s strategy for future powerplants is based on three pillars: more efficient engines, hybrid-electric technologies, and sustainable aviation fuel.
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Fuel

FAA, Industry Partner on Eagle Unleaded Avgas Initiative

Although the FAA-industry Eagle initiative aims to eliminate leaded avgas by 2030, unleaded aviation gasoline already exists.
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Environment

Shell Makes Singapore's First SAF Delivery

Shell has become the first fuel company to bring sustainable aviation fuel to Singapore.
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