Fuel

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

Environment

LanzaJet To Partner on Second SAF Plant

LanzaJet will partner with Marquis Sustainable Fuel to build an integrated fuel plant with a capacity of 120 million gallons a year in Hennepin, Illinois.
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L.A.-area Airports Offer SAF Options for Super Bowl Week

Operators looking to fuel up on SAF this week for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles will have several options.
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Environment

Industry Groups Urge EPA To Expand SAF Feedstocks

Aviation trade groups have issued a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting an expansion of approved SAF feedstocks.
Environment

Phillips 66 Partners With 4Air on Carbon Offset Program

Phillips 66 Aviation has partnered with 4Air on a new carbon offset program for its supplied FBOs and flight operators.
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SAF Now For Sale at Atlantic Aviation LAX

After first stocking sustainable aviation fuel last year, Atlantic Aviation's FBO at LAX is the chain's first location to offer it for retail sale.
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Ross Aviation Joins the SAF Set

Ross Aviation's FBO at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport is now the latest to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Environment

LanzaJet Receives $50 Million To Complete New SAF Plant

Sustainable fuel technology company LanzaJet has received a $50 milllion investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.
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Environment

ACI Jet Opens Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tap at KSNA

California-based FBO operator ACI Jet is now stocking continual supplies of sustainable aviation fuel at its John Wayne-Orange County Airport location.
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Environment

ExxonMobil and Neste Team on SAF In France

Global petrochemical fuel provider ExxonMobil has partnered with sustainable aviation fuel producer Neste to provide SAF distribution in France.
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Environment

Johnson Matthey Launches New SAF Production Process

The Hycogen process is combined with Fischer Tropsch technology to convert up to 95 percent of recovered CO2 into synthetic crude oil used to make fuel.
Airports

Amid Holiday Surge, Bozeman Airport Sees Jet-A Shortage

A surge in holiday travel to Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport has led to a temporary shortage of jet-A on the field.
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Environment

First Private Aircraft Fueled with SAF in Italy

Italy’s Milan Linate Airport is now the first in the country to fuel a business aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel.
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Environment

Atlantic Goes Green in Aspen

Atlantic Aviation introduced a new initiative at Colorado’s Aspen-Pitkin County Airport that will have all fuel bought and used there be carbon neutral.
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Environment

Aviation Industry Groups Object to Santa Clara 100LL Ban

Aviation groups are protesting the decision by California’s Santa Clara County to ban the sale of 100LL aviation gasoline at two GA airports.
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Fuel

Neste Wins Top Flight Award for Sustainability

Neste Wins Top Flight Award for Sustainability
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Environment

FAA Awards More SAF Production Research Funds

Looking to amplify its efforts to establish supply chains for sustainable aviation fuel, the FAA has awarded more than $14 million to university research.
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Environment

Europe, U.S. Take Differing Approaches to SAF Incentives

Europe is taking a “stick” approach to reducing aircraft CO2 emissions, while the U.S. is going the “carrot” route.
Environment

SAF Is Key To Reducing Bizav's Direct Emissions

Sustainable aviation fuel is the only pathway for flight departments to meaningfully reduce Scope 1 (direct) emissions, according to a fuel expert.
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4AIR: Start Small with Sustainability Goals

Business aviation operators seeking to become more sustainable should set small goals and then increase it later, according to 4AIR COO Nancy Bsales.
Environment

Jet Aviation Launches SAF Book-and-claim Program

Jet Aviation has partnered with sustainable aviation fuel provider SkyNRG to launch its book-and-claim service.
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Environment

SAF Now Available at Jet Aviation Amsterdam

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provider Neste has signed an agreement to provide its SAF product at Jet Aviation’s FBO at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
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Aircraft

UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF

United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
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Environment

Airbus Reports Promising Results from 100 percent SAF Tests

A team of researchers expect to publish results of the ECLIF3 emissions studies toward the end of next year or in 2023.
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Fuel

Air Ambulance Company Partners with P&WC on SAF

Pratt & Whitney Canada and ADAC Leftrettung are partnering on an SAF test program for air medical helicopters.
Engines

P&WC Expanding Carbon Offset Program To Helicopters

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is expanding its year-old carbon offset service to include operators of the company’s helicopter engines.
Fuel

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint
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Engines

Rolls-Royce and Etihad Sign for Shared Sustainability Vision

Etihad has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce on electrification and use of sustainable aviation fuels.
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Environment

Dallas Airport Demonstrates SAF 'Circular Economy'

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, SAF producer Neste, and fuel distributor Avfuel provided a demonstration this week in SAF circular economy.
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Environment

Gulfstream Signs WEF Statement To Boost SAF Use, Supply

Gulfstream has signed the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement, which seeks to boost jet biofuel use and supply.
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COP26 Conference Sees Debut of Pro-SAF User Group

At the UN climate conference this week, an aviation industry users group was formed to promote investment and use of sustainable aviation fuel.
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