Business aviation sustainability solutions provider Azzera has been selected to provide CORSIA-compliant carbon credits for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) Carbon Offset Service, which is available to operators of all aircraft powered by the manufacturer’s engines, including business jets, helicopters and regional and general aviation aircraft. Under the arrangement, Azzera says it will supply a portfolio of high-quality carbon credits rated through the company’s Impact Score, a quality assurance system based on official project registries such as Verra, Gold Standard and American Car ..read more

The International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG), a non-profit organisation of global aerospace companies created to collaborate on and share environmental solutions for the industry, has announced the formation of a working group to evaluate technical issues regarding the compatibility of 100% sustainable aviation fuel with airplane systems. With Boeing as lead and Airbus as deputy lead, the IAEG Work Group 13 (WG 13) will also include team members from Dassault Aviation, GE Aerospace, RTX’s Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and Safran, among others. They will coordinate 100% SAF testin ..read more

Indian biofuels technology company GPS Renewables has partnered with SAF One, a new Dubai-based producer of sustainable aviation fuels, to develop SAF in India, the world’s third-largest aviation market, and one of the fastest-growing. Through their new collaboration, SAF One and ARYA, the Indian company’s project platform, will jointly develop a new SAF plant in India capable of producing 20-30 million litres of low-carbon fuel per year by converting lignocellulosic waste feedstock, or low-value agricultural by-products. Bengaluru-based GPS Renewables already uses non-basmati paddy straw to ..read more

The transition of Asia-Pacific markets to sustainable aviation fuel has just been boosted in five nations, with fresh developments in Australia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. The Australian government, in its 2024 budget, has announced plans to fast-track support for a low-carbon liquid fuel sector, with a specific initial focus on SAF, while Singapore Airlines and its low-cost sibling Scoot have announced their first purchase of the fuel at Changi International Airport from the newly activated Neste Singapore refinery, currently the world’s largest single SAF production plant.&nbs ..read more

Latvian national airline airBaltic has partnered with Netherlands-based Fokker Next Gen to help develop a new liquid hydrogen powered commercial aircraft, to be manufactured at sites in both countries. The companies have signed a MoU through which the manufacturer will gain insights from the airline to help develop the new plane, while airBaltic will explore how hydrogen-powered aircraft could be used in its network, which currently covers 47 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus region. Fokker Next Gen is planning to build a twin-engine hydrogen aircraft ..read more

The European Commission and EU consumer authorities have written to 20 European airlines notifying them of potentially misleading green claims being made over carbon offsetting or through the use of sustainable aviation fuels. The issue was raised after a complaint by BEUC, an umbrella group of European consumer organisations, which initially identified 17 airlines including Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Group airlines, Finnair, TAP, Norwegian and large low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and Wizz Air. The airlines have been “invited” to respond within 30 days and to bring their marketing practices ..read more

Global airline body IATA has called for “urgent action” on better understanding of the climate effects of non-CO2 emissions from aircraft at high altitudes, in particular cirrus cloud formation from persistent contrails. Scientists have long warned that contrails have a significant net warming impact on the climate but a new report by IATA says significant knowledge gaps remain in the complexity of contrail science and calls for more data and research. However, it is pushing against a move by the EU to introduce from January 2025 mandatory monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of non-C ..read more

North America has seen new sustainable aviation fuel agreements this month announced by Boeing and Canada’s WestJet, as well as Air New Zealand for supply in Los Angeles. Boeing has signed deals with multiple SAF suppliers to source 9.4 million gallons of blended product, its biggest single annual commitment. Of this, 4 million gallons are destined for its Pacific Northwest fuel farms and another 5.4 million gallons for distribution through book-and-claim programmes. In Canada, Calgary-based WestJet has bought the first SAF supplied in the country through Shell Aviation’s Avelia book-and-clai ..read more

Corporate members of the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) have committed to purchasing sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) for nearly 50 million gallons of SAF, with an investment value of close to $200 million. The multi-year collection of deals, which involves 20 corporate customers, four fuel providers and three airlines, has the potential to reduce around 500,000 tons of CO2e. Purchasing SAF certificates enables corporate travellers to invest in SAF and capture the environmental benefits, allowing them to make GHG emissions reduction claims on their climate disclosure ..read more

The UK government has released long-awaited details of its intention to implement a SAF mandate from 1 January 2025 that aims to deliver emission reductions of 2.7 MtCO2e in 2030 and 6.3 MtCO2e in 2040 through the use of sustainable aviation fuels. From 2025, SAF will have to make up at least 2% of total UK jet fuel demand, increase on a linear basis to 10% in 2030 and then to 22% in 2040. From 2040, the obligation will remain at 22% until there is greater certainty regarding SAF supply, says the government. A separate mandate will be introduced from 2028 on power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels, with ..read more