Europe

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Air France carries out long-haul flight with first supply of French-produced SAF from Total

19 May 2021 Christopher Surgenor

Air France has carried out the first long-haul passenger flight to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced in Total’s French...

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Ryanair donates $1.8 million to sustainable aviation research as it commits to 12.5% SAF uptake by 2030

18 May 2021 Mark Pilling

Ryanair and its university partner Trinity College Dublin are beginning what will be 12-24 months of work to establish a...

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Details of EU blending mandate emerge as business aviation summit shares vision for SAF deployment

27 April 2021 Susan van Dyk

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are seen as the key driver in decarbonising the airline industry but although responsible for just...

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IAG looks to secure international support to power 10% of its flights with SAF by 2030

23 April 2021 Mark Pilling

International Airlines Group (IAG) has set an ambitious target to power 10% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...

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United’s new Eco-Skies Alliance flags sharp acceleration of corporations buying SAF

16 April 2021 Mark Pilling

Large corporations, including Nike, Siemens and AXA Deutschland, have signalled their sustainable travel intentions by launching significant sustainable aviation fuel...

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How air traffic management is contributing to Europe’s 2050 carbon-neutral agenda

15 April 2021 Jenny Beechener

The European aviation sustainability Destination 2050 initiative identifies a route to achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 through a...

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New EU research project aims to bring circular economy principles to the aviation supply chain

13 April 2021 Christopher Surgenor

A new European research project called SUSTAINair has launched that will apply circular economy principles to the design, manufacturing, operations...

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Project to study emissions performance of unblended SAF starts with Airbus commercial jet aircraft test flight

23 March 2021 Christopher Surgenor

A European project to understand the emissions performance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) when unblended with fossil jet fuel has...

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SAF could make up 5.5% of 2030 EU jet fuel demand with targeted support, estimates ICCT feedstock study

16 March 2021 Christopher Surgenor

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows there are sufficient sources of sustainable feedstock to support the...

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European collaboration projects plan a circular route to producing synthetic aviation fuels

26 February 2021 Christopher Surgenor

A recent high-level conference hosted by the Dutch government focused on the potential of synthetic aviation fuels, also called power-to-liquid...