Finnair drops Neste Oil renewable jet fuel on sustainability, cost concerns…for now

In Finland, Finnair has decided to postpone the introduction of Neste Oil’s renewable jet fuel into its commercial flights due to cost and sustainability issues. The airline says it would prefer to use biofuels made from local sources rather than “hauling raw material from the other side of the world.” Neste is developing a facility in Finland using wood waste as a feedstock which may later on fit with Finnair’s sustainability criteria.

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