Air Transport Action Group launches Beginner’s Guide to Aviation Biofuels

In Switzerland, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has launched a new publication, the Beginner’s Guide to Aviation Biofuels, to educate industry employees and members of the flying public about the “new age in flight”.

The group said that  “In a poll within the industry, almost half of those surveyed were unsure of the difference between first and second-generation biofuel supplies. Sixty percent don’t realise that sustainable aviation biofuels are going to be available in the next few years.”

In the survey, 5% said biofuels would be available this year, 35% said in the next 3 – 5 years, 57% said between 2015 and 2030 and 3% said they would never be ready to use on commercial flights.

Paul Steele, Executive Director of ATAG, said, “We are now confident that biofuels can be technically used in flight. There remain two major complexities: guaranteeing the biofuel we use is sustainable and doesn’t impact on food and water supplies; and ensuring we can get enough to use. The industry has called on governments to support potential biofuel suppliers in developing the necessary feedstock and refining systems until the fledgling sustainable aviation biofuels industry has achieved the necessary critical mass.”

The Beginner’s Guide to Aviation Biofuels is available for download here and a Paul Steele video is here.

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