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Dallas Airport Demonstrates SAF
‘Circular Economy’
In a demonstration of how a
“circular economy” could work for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Dallas Fort
Worth International Airport (KDFW), SAF producer Neste, and fuel distributor
Avfuel collaborated to see the Texas airport receive its first load of SAF this
week.
Neste subsidiary Mahoney
Environmental has been collecting waste cooking oil from the airport’s
concessionaires for the past two years as part of Neste’s global feedstock pool
to produce SAF. To complete the circle, Avfuel delivered an 8,000-gallon load
of blended SAF to airport-operated FBO DFW Corporate Aviation. The volume represents
a 19-tonne lifecycle carbon emissions savings over conventional jet fuel, and
in its neat form SAF can provide up to an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions over its lifecycle.
DFW, Avfuel, and Neste will
continue to explore opportunities to bring more SAF to the airport, the second
busiest in the world, including use by airlines and cargo operators.
“The introduction of SAF to DFW Airport marks a major milestone in our effort to reduce our sector’s overall carbon footprint,” said Robert Horton, the airport’s v-p of environmental affairs. “We recognize our future success depends on our ability to protect our natural resources, and we are committed to continuing to serve as an industry leader in sustainable practices."
Gulfstream Signs WEF Statement To
Boost SAF Use, Supply
Gulfstream
Aerospace has signed the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030
Ambition Statement, building on the company’s commitment to sustainability. The
move makes it the first business aircraft manufacturer to sign the statement,
which seeks to increase use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which offers
lower lifecycle carbon emissions, and boost SAF supply to meet 10 percent of
global jet fuel needs by 2030.
“The
Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement is a call to action to grow
the supply and use of SAF. We are committed to continuing to use and promote
SAF…and hope that our signing and focus on this ambitious goal will be the
first of many more manufacturers to follow,” said Gulfstream president Mark
Burns.
Since
2016, Gulfstream has purchased more than 1.4 million gallons of SAF and flown
more than 1.5 million nautical miles on SAF. In July, Gulfstream became the
first company to earn the National Aeronautic Association's Sustainable Wings
certification, which recognizes speed records set using SAF.
However,
Gulfstream’s focus on sustainability expands beyond SAF and includes
modernization of manufacturing and servicing facilities. The Savannah,
Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer is focusing its sustainability efforts in
three priority areas: energy and emissions; operations and culture; and
learning.
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