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American, Alaska and Lufthansa sign long-term agreements for over one billion gallons of SAF

American, Alaska and Lufthansa sign long-term agreements for over one billion gallons of SAF ZeroAvia secures investment backing and hydrogen-electric commitment from American Airlines

ZeroAvia secures investment backing and hydrogen-electric commitment from American Airlines

ZeroAvia secures investment backing and hydrogen-electric commitment from American Airlines Achieving net zero aviation will cost $175bn per year until 2050 and immediate action this decade, says report

Achieving net zero aviation will cost $175bn per year until 2050 and immediate action this decade, says report

Achieving net zero aviation will cost $175bn per year until 2050 and immediate action this decade, says report Alaska Airlines teams with Microsoft to aid development of Twelve’s E-Jet power-to-liquid fuel

Alaska Airlines teams with Microsoft to aid development of Twelve’s E-Jet power-to-liquid fuel

Alaska Airlines teams with Microsoft to aid development of Twelve’s E-Jet power-to-liquid fuel Aerospace industry unveils raft of new initiatives at Farnborough Airshow to decarbonise aviation

Aerospace industry unveils raft of new initiatives at Farnborough Airshow to decarbonise aviation

Aerospace industry unveils raft of new initiatives at Farnborough Airshow to decarbonise aviation Mercedes F1 motor racing team in multi-million-dollar SAF investment to reduce its aviation carbon footprint

Mercedes F1 motor racing team in multi-million-dollar SAF investment to reduce its aviation carbon footprint

Mercedes F1 motor racing team in multi-million-dollar SAF investment to reduce its aviation carbon footprint American Airlines takes delivery from Neste of first ever CORSIA-certified sustainable aviation fuel

American Airlines takes delivery from Neste of first ever CORSIA-certified sustainable aviation fuel

American Airlines takes delivery from Neste of first ever CORSIA-certified sustainable aviation fuel $1.2 billion UK waste-to-SAF Lighthouse operations expected to start in 2027 as project enters new phase

$1.2 billion UK waste-to-SAF Lighthouse operations expected to start in 2027 as project enters new phase

$1.2 billion UK waste-to-SAF Lighthouse operations expected to start in 2027 as project enters new phase Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels

Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels

Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels Singapore Airlines partners with government in SAF pilot and credit programmes

Singapore Airlines partners with government in SAF pilot and credit programmes

Singapore Airlines partners with government in SAF pilot and credit programmes EU flagship transport event showcases SAF use and optimised flight routings by airlines

EU flagship transport event showcases SAF use and optimised flight routings by airlines

EU flagship transport event showcases SAF use and optimised flight routings by airlines Airbus enters partnerships with Linde and Wizz Air to progress readiness for hydrogen fuel

Airbus enters partnerships with Linde and Wizz Air to progress readiness for hydrogen fuel

Airbus enters partnerships with Linde and Wizz Air to progress readiness for hydrogen fuel

Christopher Surgenor

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Mercedes F1 motor racing team in multi-million-dollar SAF investment to reduce its aviation carbon footprint

21 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS FI motor racing team is the latest corporate to announce a commitment…

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$1.2 billion UK waste-to-SAF Lighthouse operations expected to start in 2027 as project enters new phase

14 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A planned Saudi Arabian-backed sustainable aviation fuels plant in north-east England could be one of…

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Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels

12 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A plenary session of the European Parliament has voted to adopt a report aimed at…

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EU flagship transport event showcases SAF use and optimised flight routings by airlines

7 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

To coincide with the European Commission’s ‘Connecting Europe by Air: the Green Transformation’, event held…

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First-ever flight of a commercial regional aircraft to use 100% SAF in both engines takes place in Sweden

27 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Aircraft manufacturer ATR, Swedish domestic carrier Braathens Regional Airlines and sustainable aviation fuel supplier Neste…

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Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Shell, Accenture and Amex GBT launch SAF book-and-claim platform for business travel

22 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Shell, Accenture and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) have joined forces to launch…

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Net Zero

Mitigating 1.8 gigatons of CO2 by 2050 will require trillions of dollars of investment, says IATA chief

20 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Speaking at its AGM in Doha, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said industry projections showed…

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European Parliament vote to extend EU ETS to all international flights risks global climate agreement, warns IATA

9 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

As part of measures to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to bring…

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Airport capacity constraints and demand reduction on flying needed to hit net zero target, says report

23 May 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A report by low carbon energy consultants Element Energy (EE) analysing the UK government’s ‘Jet…

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Achieving the EU’s 2030 climate goal for aviation will rely heavily on market-based measures, says Eurocontrol

17 May 2022 Christopher Surgenor

As part of the climate neutral by 2050 binding target of the European Green Deal,…