A coalition of international business aviation organizations\nrecently joined Los Angeles-area civic leaders to mark a milestone in the\ndevelopment and adoption of sustainable alternative jet fuels (SAJF) through\nBusiness Jets Fuel Green: A Step Toward Sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are excited to see our industry demonstrating the\nviability of sustainable alternative jet fuel at general aviation airports for\nbusiness aviation users,\u201d said General Aviation Manufacturers Association\n(GAMA) President and CEO Pete Bunce. \u201cThis event will help raise awareness of\nthe safety and accessibility of the fuel, and demonstrate our industry\u2019s\ncommitment to building the necessary demand for SAJF that will be integral to\nachieving industry climate emissions goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday\u2019s ground-breaking event demonstrates that National\nAir Transportation Association (NATA) members across the supply chain \u2013 from\nfuel suppliers and distributors to aircraft owners and operators \u2013 are\ncommitted to a future of Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel,\u201d stated NATA\nPresident Gary Dempsey. \u201cVan Nuys Airport was the perfect backdrop for today\u2019s\nactivities, and we appreciate the support of the Van Nuys Airport Association,\nLos Angeles World Airports and the other coalition members in making \u2018Business\nJets Fuel Green: A Step Toward Sustainability\u2019 a reality. We look forward to\ncontinuing to spread the message of the impact and benefits of SAJF throughout\nthe industry and across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day-long series of events included demonstration flights\nconducted by business aircraft, established Van Nuys Airport as the first\ngeneral aviation airport in the U.S. to offer SAJF on a trial basis, and served\nas a model for offering the fuels at other airports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs one of the world\u2019s busiest general aviation airports \u2013\nwith 231,000 annual operations supporting diverse private, business and\ngovernment aviation needs \u2013 Van Nuys Airport is committed to leading the way in\nenvironmental sustainability,\u201d said Van Nuys Airport Association (VNAA)\nPresident Curt Castagna. \u201cThe airport\u2019s four fixed-base operators participating\nin this initiative exemplify the Van Nuys Airport Association\u2019s long history of\nbuilding collaborative partnerships among industry, business and community\nstakeholders to achieve meaningful progress and change. We are honored to play\na key role in advancing the use of sustainable alternative fuels and reducing\ngreenhouse gas emissions from aircraft at airports across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trial flights, which were first announced at the\nEuropean Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in 2018, are an\nextension of the SAJF initiative, reflecting the industry’s long-standing\ncommitment to emissions reduction, including, among other aims, carbon\nneutrality from 2020 forward. In conjunction with EBACE, the coalition released\nthe \u201cBusiness Aviation Guide to the Use of Sustainable Alternative Fuel”\nto provide a roadmap for the education about, and use of, SAJF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis first-ever event focused on business aviation use of\nSAJF demonstrates the industry\u2019s strong interest in reducing its environmental\nimpacts, particularly its carbon emissions,\u201d commented International Business\nAviation Council (IBAC) Director General, Kurt Edwards. \u201cSAJF represents a\ncritical measure to help meet the sector\u2019s global commitment to halve carbon\nemissions by 2050 relative to 2005 levels. Always at the forefront of\ninnovation, business aviation will be an international leader in taking up and\nseeing the benefits of this cutting-edge and available technology.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The success of the trial flights clearly demonstrated three\nkey points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. SAJF are\nsafe and do not impact aircraft performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. SAJF\noffer great impact and benefits to the airport and the community, including\nreduced particulate matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. SAJF\nreflect the commitment by business aviation to aircraft carbon reduction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBusiness aviation has long led the way in promoting\nadvances aimed at reducing the industry’s environmental footprint,\u201d said\nNational Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen. \u201cWe\nare proud to celebrate this major industry milestone, and look forward to\nlaunching SAJF flights in locations around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SAJF initiative, developed by a coalition of\ninternational aviation organizations, is intended, first, to address a\n\u201cknowledge gap\u201d on the availability of SAJF and concerns within the industry\nregarding its safety and, second, to advance the proliferation of alternative\njet fuels at all the logical touchpoints: the manufacturers, the ground\nhandlers and the operators, at the regional, national and international levels.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe commitment of this coalition to continued emissions\nreduction is one shared across the business aviation sector. In fact, thanks to\na continuing focus on emissions, business aircraft today are cleaner, quieter\nand more fuel-efficient than ever. I am therefore proud to say, on behalf of\nthe European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), that we fully endorse this\ninitiative and appreciate all of the coalition\u2019s efforts and are looking\nforward to continuing this momentum on the European continent,\u201d said EBAA\nSecretary-General Athar Husain Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Business Jets Fuel Green: A Step Toward Sustainability was\nmade possible through the efforts of EBAA, GAMA, IBAC, NATA, NBAA and VNAA, in\ncoordination with Avfuel Corporation, Bombardier Business Aircraft, Gevo, Inc.,\nWorld Energy, World Fuel Services and other industry stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur industry is uniquely poised to make a huge, positive\ndifference in the fight against climate change \u2013 not by changing how much we\nfly, but by changing how we fuel. SAJF will enable a future of clean, efficient\npropulsion in business aviation: their advantages are real and current \u2013 we can\nbenefit from the regular use of SAJF not just in our lifetime, but immediately,\nstarting today,\u201d said David Coleal, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft and\nChair of GAMA\u2019s Environment Committee. \u201cWe commend the Van Nuys Airport\ncommunity for their historic leadership in not only making SAJF accessible for\noperators, but also for providing an example for other airports to follow. This\nis how meaningful change begins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAvfuel is proud to support the SAJF initiative with its\nfirst full truckload of sustainable alternative jet fuel delivered to a\nbusiness aviation airport,\u201d said Keith Sawyer, Avfuel\u2019s manager of alternative\nfuels. \u201cWe are committed to helping the industry achieve its goals of carbon\nneutrality and are pleased with this first step, which proves that SAJF can\nbecome a viable option for the industry at large. We are working ardently to\nsecure further sources of the product to champion one of the largest hurdles\nyet to the initiative, availability. We\u2019re also working with operators who can\nhelp us support this initiative by making commitments for the SAJF\nproduct\u2014commitments that will drive demand and, hopefully, the supply of the\nfuel at the production level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis event demonstrates our partnership and mutual\ncommitment with Avfuel to feed the world, sequester carbon dioxide and reduce\ngreenhouse gas emissions,\u201d said Dr. Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer of\nGevo. \u201cIn our production process, not only do we produce renewable jet fuel, we\nalso can produce large quantities of protein for the food chain and even\nsequester carbon in the soil. In fact, for every barrel of bio jet fuel\nproduced by Gevo, we could produce approximately 420 pounds of protein and\nsequester up to 60 pounds of carbon back into the soil. We are planning on\nexpanding our plant in Luverne, MN, to make it capable of producing nearly 10\nmillion gallons per year of our sustainable alcohol-to-jet fuel, and we are\nputting plans in place for additional sustainable alcohol-to-jet fuel\nproduction plants that could even use wood as a feedstock,\u201d continued Dr.\nGruber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn 2016, World Fuel Services, in partnership with World\nEnergy, became the first to deliver commercially viable SAJF to the aviation\nindustry, and after three years remains the only large-scale distributor,\u201d said\nSteve Drzymalla, SVP, Business Aviation Bulk Fuel at World Fuel. \u201cSince that\ntime, we have delivered nearly 500K gallons of SAJF to business aviation and\nover 13M gallons to commercial customers. We are proud to partner with World\nEnergy, whose Paramount, CA refinery is the U.S.\u2019s first and only fully\noperational, consistent producer of SAJF. Events like today are critical to\ndeveloping awareness and increasing industry momentum and investment.”\u00c2\u00ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince January 2016, as the only commercial producer\nglobally of sustainable aviation jet fuel (SAJF), World Energy has forged\npartnerships with industries such as general aviation, who are committed to a\nlow-carbon future. World Energy\u2019s SAJF has been independently certified to\nreduce GHG emissions in excess of 60% relative to petroleum Jet-A. Importantly,\nturbine criteria pollutants are significantly lowered in a flight\u2019s life-cycle,\nprimarily upon take-off and landing, providing local solutions to airport\ncommunities such as Van Nuys,\u201d said Bryan Sherbacow, CCO of World Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more about the SAJF initiative, see a full list of\nparticipants and view a video stream of key portions from today\u2019s event at Van\nNuys Airport at futureofsustainablefuel.com. Follow business aviation\u2019s\ncommitment to alternative fuels on Twitter and Facebook at #Sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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