sustainable aviation fuels

Microsoft volunteers for fuel premium to move server racks by air

Microsoft is committing to pay extra for freight transportation to cover the cost of using sustainable aviation fuel on flights carrying server racks.

Luxembourg-based Cargolux, the 10th-largest cargo airline by traffic, and Microsoft’s logistics service provider AIT Worldwide Logistics, announced Tuesday that the tech giant has signed a large deal to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel, which is three to four times more expensive than conventional jet fuel. The companies said the...

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Lufthansa Cargo introduces environmental surcharge to meet SAF quotas

Lufthansa Cargo on Tuesday announced it will levy a surcharge on shipping customers to cover the cost of mandated purchases of sustainable aviation fuel, mirroring a decision in May by Lufthansa Airlines to add an SAF fee on passenger tickets. Other airlines are expected to follow suit as European and other governments take action to decarbonize the aviation sector.

Lufthansa’s cargo subsidiary said it will apply an SAF surcharge to freight departing European Union countries beginning Jan. 1,...

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White House gives Flexport shoutout for sustainable aviation fuel

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Freight forwarder Flexport picked up a surprising endorsement from the White House during this...

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Air cargo sector plays bigger role in CO2 emission reductions

A large cargo jet getting refueled by a truck at the airport.

The air cargo industry is doing its part to help airlines achieve their collective goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 but leaders are looking for more support from governments, starting at this week’s gathering of international aviation regulators in Montreal. 

The International Air Transport Association on Wednesday called on the International Civil Aviation Organization to endorse the industry’s decarbonization road map and to agree on coordinated policy measures to incentivize production of...

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Boeing CEO: Promises about clean aviation fuel outpace technology

A fuel truck refills a plane at night.

WASHINGTON — Expectations for quick decarbonization of aviation are unrealistic and create pressure to invest in unproven technologies instead of mass production of sustainable aviation fuel, which will have an immediate benefit, said Boeing CEO David Calhoun.

Speaking last week at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce aerospace event here, the Boeing (NYSE: BA) chief questioned the speed at which governments and stakeholders are promising change when little biofuels infrastructure exists and alternative...

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IATA chief accuses Europe of ‘greenwashing’ on aviation emissions

A jet being loaded with cargo and getting refueled at an airport.

A major trade group for global cargo and passenger airlines is calling on governments to do more to ensure increased production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), as well as the safe deployment of 5G telecommunications networks and carriage of lithium batteries on aircraft.

The International Air Transport Association issued the positions at its annual general meeting in Doha, Qatar, this week.

IATA said governments must quickly adopt large-scale incentives to spur the rapid expansion of...

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Airbus tests biofuel on A380 for first time

A large fuel truck with sustainable aviation fuel fills up an airplane.

European aerospace manufacturer Airbus said Monday it has performed a first flight of its extra-large A380 aircraft powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), part of an ongoing series of efforts underway to help airlines get to carbon-neutral emissions by midcentury.

The test aircraft took off from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France, on Friday with one of four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on 100% SAF. The flight lasted three hours.

Total Energies provided 29 tons of unblended SAF...

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Neste, BP to provide DHL Express 211M gallons sustainable aviation fuel

DHL Express will source 800 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste and BP.

DHL Express announced on Monday that it has entered into agreements with BP and Neste to make its air cargo operations more sustainable. BP and Neste have committed to provide DHL Express more than 211 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the next five years.

DHL called them “two of the largest ever” SAF deals.

DHL predicts that the agreements will save about 2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the aviation fuel life cycle. That is the greenhouse gas equivalent of the...

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DHL signs 3-year deal for 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel

DHL purchased 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel.

DHL Global Forwarding, an air and ocean freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, on Tuesday signed a three-year agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

DHL called the deal one of the “most significant” purchases of SAF in freight forwarding. This purchase of SAF from AFKLMP is part of DHL’s sustainability goals, which aim to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero by 2050 by investing $8.25...

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Hydrogen hype? United Airlines says it could fly new-tech jets by 2028

A small white United Express jet, close up from near the front nose.

United Airlines’ announcement Monday that it could be flying hydrogen-electric-powered regional jets by 2028 runs counter to expert consensus that development timelines will take at least twice as long given the complexity of the technology and the amount of funding required for development and commercialization.

“Sometimes showmanship trumps science and technology,” Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis for Teal Group, a Fairfax, Virginia, firm that provides market analysis and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hydrogen-hype-united-airlines-says-it-couldl-fly-new-tech-jets-by-2028

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