In Turkey, LATAM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Elite Flower said they have purchased more than 25,000 liters of sustainable aviation fuel. The amount purchased would reduce the equivalent of the total emissions generated by a cargo flight on the Bogotá-Miami route, which transported a large shipment of flowers. The sustainable aviation fuel purchased was produced from […]
In Utah, CleanJoule, a U.S.-based startup focused on the production of SAF, announced a $50 million investment round led by the principals of Indigo Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm. The round also included participation by GenZero, Cleanhill Partner, U.S.-based airline Frontier Airlines, Europe-based Wizz Air and Mexico-based Volaris. Funds raised from the round will […]
In Japan, Nippon.com reported that Japan’s industry ministry said it plans to require oil wholesalers to make sustainable aviation fuel account for 10% of their aviation fuel supply from 2030. The move by the Japanese government is aimed at promoting the use of SAF, which emits less carbon dioxide than conventional fuels, to accelerate decarbonization […]
In Colorado, Boom Supersonic announced it has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the agreement with Dimensional Energy, Boom will purchase up to 5 million gallons of SAF on an annual basis over the duration of the Overture flight test program. Overture is the supersonic airliner from Boom that expects […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reported that Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan Under the terms of the agreement, Petronas Dagangan will supply more than 230,000 tons of SAF to MAG’s airlines – national carrier Malaysia Airlines, and Firefly and MASwings – with the first delivery expected from […]
In India, Business Today reported that state-owned engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) consultancy Engineers India Ltd (EIL) aims to develop SAF production to boost its presence in the biofuels sector. According to the report, the company is working closely on SAF technologies with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP-CSIR) and […]
In Spain, Iberia Airport Services and Repsol said they have carried out handling activities at Bilbao airport with 100% renewable fuel. Over the next month, both companies will use a sustainable fuel, treated at the Petronor plant, for all aircraft and customer service operations at Loiu airport. For one month, Iberia Airport Services will supply […]
In Dubai, Scan Global Logistics announced a new partnership with Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by using SAF for airfreight shipments from Asia to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fahed Ghanim, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, said: “Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle is proud to partner with Scan Global Logistics to […]
In Italy, Leonardo reported that Malaysian company Weststar Aviation Services has completed a first demonstration flight with SAF in Malaysia, taking off from Subang Airport bound for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA). The SAF fuel was supplied by Petronas Dagangan Berhad (PDB) in collaboration with Neste, the world’s leading SAF producer. Leonardo noted […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on governments around the world to “get serious” on incentivizing SAF production and set ambitious targets to produce adequate quantities. Without meaningful quantities of SAF, the global tourism body said the aviation sector cannot decarbonize on a scale that will […]
