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Paddy Lowe, founder of Zero Petroleum, is calling on airlines and governments to take greater risks to scale sustainable aviation fuels, as the company works to certify a “100% replica” of Jet A-1 produced from air and water.
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Paddy Lowe, founder of Zero Petroleum, is calling on airlines and governments to take greater risks to scale sustainable aviation fuels, as the company works to certify a “100% replica” of Jet A-1 produced from air and water.
Korean Air is broadening cooperation across commercial and defense aviation, deepening its partnership with Japan Airlines through codeshares, frequent-flyer programs, sustainable-fuel procurement, innovation funding and MRO. Separately, it will support Thai Aviation Industries in maintaining and upgrading Thailand’s military aircraft fleet.
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Singapore will proceed with its passenger flight levy as planned while deferring the equivalent charge for cargo flights. The policy is scheduled to begin rolling out in October, with the first sustainable aviation fuel uplift targeted for mid-2027, establishing a near-term framework for SAF funding and use.
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Air New Zealand reported a NZ$336 million pre-tax loss and NZ$242 million after-tax loss for the year ended June, its first loss since 2022. The carrier cited higher fuel and aviation-system costs, engine-related disruption and a peak maintenance year, while saying reliability is improving as aircraft return to service.
Swiss methanol-to-jet fuel producer Metafuels plans to supply airlines with eSAF from 2030 and develop multiple production plants after successfully opening its first demonstration facility. Its chief executive says SAF mandates are effective and that production costs should decline as the industry scales.
A European airline group is purchasing more sustainable aviation fuel than all U.S. carriers combined, underscoring a stark transatlantic gap in demand for lower-carbon jet fuel. The comparison highlights how airline procurement commitments are shaping the early SAF market.
International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia, purchased more sustainable aviation fuel last year than all U.S. airlines combined. The comparison highlights a widening gap between Europe and the U.S. and Asia in the airline industry’s adoption of lower-carbon jet fuel.
American Airlines operated a commercial passenger flight using electro sustainable aviation fuel after receiving what it described as the first delivery of non-biobased SAF to a U.S. commercial airport. The milestone demonstrates progress toward expanding synthetic fuel use within the commercial aviation supply chain.
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