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SAF in BizAv: What’s the Industry Doing to Help? With lots of talk about Sustainable Aviation Fuel pushing Business Aviation towards its goal of carbon neutrality, what needs to happen, and what are the leading engine OEMs doing to help with those efforts? Gerrard Cowan discusses…
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usiness Aviation’s movers and shakers are increasingly focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). While the engine manufacturers are working to incorporate the required technology through a range of projects, however, limited production facilities and high costs are viewed as the biggest impediments to wider adoption. SAF is not new, but interest has grown in recent years alongside the global focus on climate change. Certifications currently cover a blend of 50% petroleum-based Jet A or Jet A-1 fuel and 50% SAF, though there have been tests of 82 Vol 26 Issue 5 2022 AVBUYER MAGAZINE
100% SAF-based engines, and a range of efforts are underway to increase its prevalence. Numerous members of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) “are really focused on environmental sustainability today”, according to Stewart D’Leon, the association’s director for environmental and technical operations. The NBAA has seen its own work in the area significantly expand, he adds, with D’Leon and his colleagues supporting different initiatives across the industry to promote the SAF message and educate members. www.AVBUYER.com
