sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

By Tom Pleasant
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce have successfully carried out a ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine using a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Commercial aircraft engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corp. plans to develop a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in northeast England.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
A special focus was given in Montreal to financing, including the importance of blended finance and the role of public and private institutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Alder Fuels has begun the demonstration-scale production of renewable crude oil at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
Emerging Technologies

By Linda Blachly
Government incentives to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are proving to be the way to encourage the speedy construction of SAF production plants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has completed the country’s first uptake of sustainable aviation fuel in a commercial flight with an Airbus A350-900 flying from Hangzhou to Beijing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tom Pleasant
The world must commit to investment and cooperation on the scale of another Apollo program if aviation has any hope of achieving net zero by 2050.
Air Transport

By James Pozzi
Insights on the latest commercial engine trends in 2023 and how the MRO market’s largest segment is expected to play out in the near term.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sponsored By Shell
Aviation week interviews Christine Bassitt about the company’s progress with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and why collaboration is so important.
Air Transport

By Garrett Reim
Twelve broke ground on a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Moses Lake on July 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fuels and oils producer Calumet says its Montana Renewables facility is now the largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

John Walton
Aging fleets, cargo conversions and sustainability initiatives are driving life-extension MRO work for older turboprops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
French company Haffner Energy has introduced a process designed to enable SAF production from almost any kind of biomass and organic waste.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Two companies—Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries—intend to start eSAF production at the Marsden Point refinery in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Under the SkyFuelH2 project, the companies plan to build a first-of-its-kind plant for SAF production at Langsele in Solleftea, Sweden.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Aviation accounts for about 1% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, most of them from medium- and long-haul flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DARPA picks nine for Ancillary; China’s drive/fly eVTOL; Alef’s flying car; and hydrogen future for training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK government announced a package of reforms that tighten July 3, including a phased removal of free carbon allowances for aviation in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Incentives such as tax credits or partial cost reimbursement may be needed to make the economics of sustainable fuel more attractive for customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The airline signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean company GS Caltex to partner on the program.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
ACI World has partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch Airports of Tomorrow, an initiative to transform airports into energy hubs.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysian LCC AirAsia is “exploring options” to take in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) before 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industry executives, NGOs and politicians underlined obstacles and discussed possible solutions to the aviation industry’s net-zero emissions goal.
Aircraft & Propulsion