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Emirates Fuels Up With SAF At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

To invest the billions needed, the SAF industry must find more committed customers and enthusiastic partners like Emirates.

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Air New Zealand Launches Global Search For SAF Innovators

In its typically innovative way, Air New Zealand has sent an open invitation to the SAF community to join it on the road to net zero.

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Fridays For Future Leader Greta Thunberg Causes Disruption At SAS Shareholder Meeting

The next day after the protest, SAS announced an investment into a SAF facility in Sweden.

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Ryanair Will Offset 1,250 Tonnes Of CO2 Emissions With Latest SAF Purchase

In total, Ryanair has now purchased 1,000 tonnes of SAF from Austria-based OMV.

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SWISS Signs Deal To Remove CO2 From The Atmosphere Until 2030

SWISS became Climeworks' first-ever airline customer.

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Southwest Airlines Invests $30 Million In SAF Producer LanzaJet

LanzaJet will look to begin SAF production in the United States.

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2023 In Review: Simple Flying's Biggest Aviation News Stories Of The Year

A look back at some of our top stories this past year.

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Emirates Airbus A380 being refueled with SAF
SAF Breakthrough: UK Company Develops Jet Fuel Made Of Human Waste

Soon, we could all be producing feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

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Aviation Sustainability: What Progress Was Made In 2023?

The industry achieved several breakthroughs throughout the course of the year.

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No More Mileage Runs: Alaska Airlines Offers A Greener Alternative

The move is part of the carrier’s continued sustainability strategy.

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GE Aerospace Makes Progress on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel By Testing 10 Different Engines

The testing generates data regarding operations with 100% SAF instead of the currently available blends.

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Wow: LATAM Is First In South America To Commit To SAF Use

The group hopes that its commitment will encourage SAF production in the region, which currently lacks any production facilities.

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IATA: 2023's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Rates Were Twice As High As 2022

IATA has said that while production of SAF doubled between 2022 and 2023, it barely covers the aviation industry's needs.

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Sustainable Milestone: Emirates Flies An Airbus A380 On 100% SAF

Emirates has operated the first-ever 100% SAF flight with an Airbus A380.

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UK Government Announces £53 Million Funding Boost In Sustainable Aviation Fuel Drive

The UK government is investing further cash in the country's SAF industry.

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Emirates Operates First Flight From Dubai With SAF

Emirates has taken one of its 119 Airbus A380s on a revenue flight with a SAF blend.

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5 Alternative Fuel Technologies That Could Define Aviation's Race To Net-Zero

Alternative power sources are ideal initiatives for industry-wide decarbonization targets.

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Boeing's Latest ecoDemonstrator Is A United Airlines 737 MAX 10

Boeing will partner with United Airlines and NASA to test Sustainable Aviation Fuel's (SAF) environmental benefits with an undelivered MAX 10.

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Boeing Opens New Engineering and Technology Center In Brazil

Boeing not just opened a new engineering and technology center in Brazil, but is working in partnership with Embraer to develop opportunities for SAF.

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Fly-i: A New Global Standard For Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The initiative hopes to incentivize more sustainable decision-making in the aviation industry.

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