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Europe's 2030 eSAF Mandate Faces Supply Risk as Synthetic Jet Fuel Plants Lag

The EU's sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) mandate requires synthetic jet fuel inclusion from 2030, but with no commercial eSAF plants yet operating, airlines and producers warn that mandated volumes may not be available. The shortfall could force costly compliance measures or regulatory adjustments.

2026-02-24T07:15:36.630225-08:00

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Air France–KLM hit with €7.5m penalty after missing 2025 jet‑fuel GHG targets tied to €1bn green bond

2026-02-24T07:11:32.943743-08:00

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Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

2026-02-24T06:07:34.144508-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

Plausible deniability in orbit: lone Russian satellite in unexpected LEO raises weaponization alarms

2026-02-24T03:54:52.049482-08:00

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Europe's 2030 eSAF Mandate Faces Supply Risk as Synthetic Jet Fuel Plants Lag The EU's sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) mandate requires synthetic jet fuel inclusion from 2030, but with no commercial eSAF plants yet operating, airlines and producers warn that mandated volumes may not be available. The shortfall could force costly compliance measures or regulatory adjustments.

2026-02-24T07:15:36.630225-08:00

Europe's 2030 eSAF Mandate Faces Supply Risk as Synthetic Jet Fuel Plants Lag

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Air France–KLM hit with €7.5m penalty after missing 2025 jet‑fuel GHG targets tied to €1bn green bond Air France–KLM expects a €7.5 million (USD8.8 million) cost after failing to meet 2025 jet‑fuel greenhouse‑gas targets tied to a €1 billion (USD1.1 billion) green bond. The missed target will be recorded as a penalty against the group's results and underscores tangible costs of corporate decarbonisation commitments.

2026-02-24T07:11:32.943743-08:00

Air France–KLM hit with €7.5m penalty after missing 2025 jet‑fuel GHG targets tied to €1bn green bond

SpaceNews.com

Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships' The Commercial Space Federation released a white paper, "Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships," offering recommendations to refine government–industry collaboration across commercial space activities. The guidance aims to standardize procurement approaches, risk‑sharing and contractual frameworks to accelerate commercial roles in civil, defense and national‑security missions.

2026-02-24T06:07:34.144508-08:00

Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

CNBC

Senators urge CFTC to ban prediction-market contracts that reference deaths A group of U.S. senators has asked Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig to explicitly prohibit prediction-market contracts that reference human fatalities, citing three Polymarket listings tied to a NASA launch and geopolitical events in Venezuela and Ukraine as examples.

2026-02-24T05:06:24.119004-08:00

Senators urge CFTC to ban prediction-market contracts that reference deaths

SpaceWatch Global

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Plausible deniability in orbit: lone Russian satellite in unexpected LEO raises weaponization alarms In spring 2024 a lone Russian satellite drifted into an unexpected low Earth orbit, triggering alarms in Washington and Brussels as analysts debated whether it was an innocuous experiment or the first sign of an exo-atmospheric strike platform. The episode spotlights gaps in space law that enable plausible deniability.

2026-02-24T03:54:52.049482-08:00

Plausible deniability in orbit: lone Russian satellite in unexpected LEO raises weaponization alarms

FlightGlobal

Leonardo pins Yeovil helicopter plant's future on Proteus as UK procurement delays threaten continuity Leonardo is tying the future of its Yeovil helicopter plant to Proteus, an autonomous military-helicopter programme, even as Defence Investment Programme delays and outstanding contract awards threaten operational continuity. The company warns prolonged procurement slippage could imperil production capacity and thousands of local jobs before Proteus delivers capability.

2026-02-24T01:30:43.404182-08:00

Leonardo pins Yeovil helicopter plant's future on Proteus as UK procurement delays threaten continuity

SpaceNews.com

Meink and Saltzman push to expand U.S. Space Force Rep. Meink and Sen. Saltzman laid out a public case for expanding the U.S. Space Force, urging broader authorities, missions and resources to meet strategic challenges in space. Their push frames current congressional debates over acquisition, funding and service roles.

2026-02-23T17:17:35.491748-08:00

Meink and Saltzman push to expand U.S. Space Force

Flying Magazine

Pentagon lodges last-minute objection to ROTOR Act ahead of House vote The U.S. Defense Department on Monday publicly opposed the ROTOR Act, issuing a last-minute objection just hours before the House was scheduled to consider the rotorcraft safety measure. The move underscores unresolved tensions between military operational priorities and congressional safety mandates.

2026-02-23T14:06:02.740367-08:00

Pentagon lodges last-minute objection to ROTOR Act ahead of House vote

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Europe's 2030 eSAF Mandate Faces Supply Risk as Synthetic Jet Fuel Plants Lag

Air France–KLM hit with €7.5m penalty after missing 2025 jet‑fuel GHG targets tied to €1bn green bond

Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

Plausible deniability in orbit: lone Russian satellite in unexpected LEO raises weaponization alarms

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