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• Hilka Birns
Draft German legislation implementing the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation regulation would fine airlines €1,332 ($1,535) per metric ton for excessive fuel tankering and failures to meet mandatory sustainable aviation fuel blending quotas. The measures would add direct financial consequences to airlines’ fuel procurement and compliance decisions.
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Draft German legislation implementing the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation regulation would fine airlines €1,332 ($1,535) per metric ton for excessive fuel tankering and failures to meet mandatory sustainable aviation fuel blending quotas. The measures would add direct financial consequences to airlines’ fuel procurement and compliance decisions.
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