Bombardier signs sustainable aviation fuel deal with Signature Aviation
In Florida, Bombardier and Signature Aviation announced they have reached a multi-year agreement for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel quantities, utilizing the Book and Claim system, covering all of Bombardier’s flight operations starting in January 2023.
The firms noted that the agreement is the first of this scope for a business aviation original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
“Bombardier already has a unique environmental advantage as our production facilities in Quebec are powered by cleaner hydroelectricity. We will drive our environmental stewardship even further by covering all our production flights with SAF through the new agreement with Signature Aviation,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, EVP of Services and Support, and Corporate Strategy at Bombardier “More of our customers are using SAF and so must Bombardier – we must all share in the responsibility for a sustainable future. We believe that taking action today allows us to have maximum impact on the sector as a whole and on the production of SAF.”
Under the Book and Claim system, a user located near a SAF production site uses SAF in their flights. The GHG reductions associated with this use are claimed, in exchange for the additional cost of SAF, by another user located at a site where SAF is not available.
Bombardier said that its decision will reduce annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fuel use in its flight operations by approximately 25%.
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