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The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund – a way for companies and consumers to come together and increase the supply of SAF through the support of start-ups – has grown to nearly $200 million.
Edmonton International Airport and FORGE Hydrocarbons have signed an MoU to collaboratively advance “a unique and innovative approach” to Sustainable Aviation Fuel production in the Edmonton Metro Region.
A Virgin Atlantic led consortium has announced that the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight will take place on 28 November 2023, pending further regulatory approvals and testing.
As part of a new sustainability coalition, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will provide input to Boeing and NASA on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.
Norwegian has partnered with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant in Mosjøen, Norway. The plant will produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels, as Norwegian targets a 45% emissions reduction by 2030.
VINCI Airports is to launch a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. Construction work will begin this autumn for a commissioning in the summer of 2024. It will produce 24 GWh of green electricity annually.
Arlette van der Veer, Senior Manager Radical Innovation, KLM, explains current projects including digitalisation of the KLM Innovation Ecosystem and what industry stakeholders can learn from the KLM approach to innovation.
Australian regional airline Regional Express has announced it has taken a 20% stake in Dovetail Electric Aviation, which is pioneering the conversion of turbine-powered aircraft to electric, emission-free propulsion.
The Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government are teaming up to invest in a biofuel production facility that will turn agricultural by-products into jet fuel. It is the first project funded under the Qantas and Airbus Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership.
Braathens Regional Airlines, Skellefteå Airport, municipal energy company Skellefteå Kraft, and ZeroAvia, are partnering to develop commercial routes using a hydrogen-electric powertrain, bringing zero-emission flights to Sweden.
United Airlines has announced a $15 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, as it looks to turn CO2 removed from the atmosphere into Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
The Lufthansa Group is introducing ‘The Green Fares’ in response to passenger demand for sustainable travel. This makes it possible to fly more sustainably with just one click, as the new fares include offsetting of flight-related CO₂ emissions.
Air New Zealand has announced Heart Aerospace, Universal Hydrogen and Embraer as long-term partners on its mission to replace its Q300 domestic fleet with zero emissions aircraft technology from 2030.
Glasgow Airport has partnered with innovation accelerator Connected Places Catapult to create the UK’s first ‘Connected Airport Living Lab’, which will demonstrate and trial a series of innovative technologies.
United Airlines, Tallgrass and Green Plains are to invest up to a combined $50 million in a joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop new Sustainable Aviation Fuel technology using ethanol.
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