Fuel
News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.
FBOs
Georgia FBO Joins the Avfuel Network
Flightways Columbus, the lone FBO at Georgia’s Columbus Airport (KCSG) is now the newest member of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
Environment
Gulfstream Record Flight Earns First Sustainable Honors
Gulfstream is the first company to receive the National Aeronautic Association’s “Sustainable Wings” certification for an SAF-fueled record-setting flight.
Airlines
U.S. Airlines Wrestle with Fuel Shortages
An unexpectedly rapid rise in travel demand and western U.S. wildfires contribute to a shortage of fuel at mainly smaller airports.
Environment
Beam Touts Off-grid Solar Power for Electric Aircraft
Clean-technology startup Beam Global believes it has advanced the case for off-grid solar energy as an aircraft power source.
Fuel
Western U.S. Airports See Jet-A Shortage
Some areas in the western United States are experiencing a shortage of jet fuel.
Environment
Air bp Introduces ISCC SAF in Spain
Air bp has sold the first of its SAF ISCC-Plus certified sustainable aviation fuel in Spain to launch customer NetJets Europe.
Environment
EBAA and GAMA ‘Encouraged’ by EU’s SAF Proposals
The European Commission is seeking to introduce a sustainable aviation fuel blending mandate starting in 2025.
Environment
Airbus Joins Canada’s SAF+ Sustainable Fuel Consortium
Europe’s dominant airframe maker has committed to invest in SAF development and production in North America.
Environment
Boeing Partners with SkyNRG on Sustainable Fuel Initiative
Collaboration among Boeing, SkyNRG, and SkyNRG Americas will lead to more availability of SAF globally and use by the airframer for its own operations.
Environment
UK's Farnborough Airport Now Stocking SAF
London-area business aviation hub Farnborough Airport is the latest UK gateway to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
Airlines
IATA To Update its Long-term CO2 Reduction Target
The airline trade body points to CORSIA and SAF as key short-term solutions to address airlines’ CO2 emissions.
Environment
Million Air Burbank Now Stocking SAF
Million Air has become the latest FBO chain to offer continually available sustainable aviation fuel, starting with its Burbank, California location.
Engines
Safran Moves Ahead with SAF Testing For Helicopter Engines
Safran’s helicopter engine division is reporting advances in its adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.
FBOs
Jet Aviation Geneva Takes Fueling In-house
Jet Aviation has bolstered its services at Switzerland’s Geneva International Airport with the announcement that it has been granted a fueling concession.
Environment
Rolls-Royce, Shell Team on Decarbonization Goals
Rolls-Royce and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines their support for decarbonization of the aviation industry.
Environment
World Fuel Offers Carbon Offsets as Rewards Option
World Fuel Services has introduced the purchase of carbon offsets as a points redemption option for its rewards program members.
Environment
University Researchers Turn Plastic into Jet-A
Researchers at Washington State University say they have developed a process for turning waste plastics into jet fuel.
Airlines
UK Jet Zero Council Funds Zero Emissions Infrastructure R&D
The Jet Zero Council has provided additional funding for work to develop infrastructure to support electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft at UK airports.
Environment
Michigan FBO Joins the SAF Set
Premier Jet Services, an FBO at Detroit-area Oakland County International Airport, has become the first in the state to stock permanent supplies of SAF.
Environment
SAF Lowers Contrail Formation by Up to 70%, Says NASA
Research says aircraft burning a 50/50 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend produce 50 to 70 percent fewer ice crystal contrails at cruising altitude.
Aircraft
Airbus Starts Work on Hydrogen Fuel Tanks for Airliners
Airbus has set up Zero Emissions Development Centers in France and Germany to develop cryogenic hydrogen fuel tanks for its planned Zero E airliners.
Environment
Signature Adds SAF at Three More U.S. Locations
Signature Flight Support has increased its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) footprint to nine locations.
Aircraft
Fresh European Push on SAF
Airbus, Safran, Dassault, Onera, and the French Ministry of Transport launch study to evaluate burning 100 percent SAF.
Environment
With Mandate Looming, Europe Looks To Future of SAF
The ReFuelEU Aviation program is expected to introduce a blending mandate for sustainable aviation fuels to the EU, to help meet its climate goals.
Environment
CoSAFA: Making Sense of It All
With the production, availability, and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel rising, how to keep its environmental accounting straight is a concern.
FBOs
NATA's Attempts End To Overturn NFPA 407 Decision
NATA’s final petition attempt to overturn the decision to enforce new NFPA 407 requirements for automatic fuel overfill protection systems was dismissed.
Environment
Carinata Lands On ICAO's SAF Feedstock List
ICAO has now recognized Carinata, an oilseed crop, as a renewable feedstock with a similar lifecycle carbon emission reduction as waste-derived SAF.
Environment
Aviation Industry Cheers New SAF Tax Credit Plan
A broad-based consortium of aviation companies applauded the introduction of the Sustainable Skies Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Environment
Climate Expert Tells Aviation To Back Carbon Capture
Capturing carbon dioxide from aviation fuel consumption could have a far greater environmental benefit than current measures, but costs will be higher.
Environment
Scientists Leave No Stone Unturned in Bid for Sustainability
The EBACE Connect webinar heard how Airbus scientists are looking at options such as microbes and enzymes as ways to develop new aviation fuels.
