sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Airport sustainability initiatives are an important part of the industry’s effort to achieve net-zero targets, and government funding is a vital part of the equation.

The UK government has announced plans for a revenue-certainty program for the SAF industry

Flying electric on LH2; Clean Aviation adds projects; UK back in EU’s Horizon; and lower-cost e-fuel SAF.

Korean Air has launched a new initiative for reducing the carbon footprint of its air cargo operations by using SAF.

Planned to begin production in late 2026, the plant will have the capacity to produce 245,000 metric tons of SAF per year.

Editors discuss NASA’s recent contract awards to study tech for high-speed airliners—and the one supersonic project that is still pushing forward, Boom.

The $12 million in seed funding will be used by U.S. startup Lydian Labs to bring a pilot plant online in 2024.

A European Commission spokesperson told Aviation Week "the funding will go [to] ... SAF production, feasibility studies and assistance with ... certification."

The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market is on track to be worth $131.12 billion by 2033, more than a 100-fold increase from $1.29 billion in 2023.

The European Union is looking to invest in African SAF projects through its Global Gateway infrastructure fund.

A first-of-a-kind coalition includes Delta Air Lines, water treatment company Ecolab, power utility Xcel Energy and Bank of America.

The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.

Google has become the latest multinational to join a Shell-backed blockchain platform allowing airlines to sell SAF credits to corporate customers.

International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft have signed a co-funded purchase agreement for 14,700 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Director General Subhas Menon said climate change is one reason governments should invest in sustainable aviation.

Boeing says Brazil could soon become one of the world’s leading producers of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Gevo says its Net-Zero 1 ethanol-to-jet project has been invited to begin due diligence and term sheet negotiation phase for a $950 million loan guarantee.

Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.

A sustainable aviation fuel that could be used as a 100% drop-in replacement for fossil jet fuel has passed a ballot within ASTM International.

The report was jointly produced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Boeing amid a growing acceleration of SAF in Australia.

Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.

Who can make the giant leap for aviation-kind?

With some government tax incentives and allowances on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development and production set to expire in a few years.

An arcane accounting argument between federal departments, SAF producers and environmental groups is set to hobble SAF production in the US for years to come.

Hong Kong's Board of Airline Representatives Chair Lavinia Lau says labor shortage is the most troubling issue facing the international air hub.