
Sustainable Aviation Fuel On Tap For World Economic Forum
Coalition acts to get influencers and billionaires on the SAF bandwagon.
Ahead of the opening of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition—which includes industry groups NBAA, EBAA, IBAC, NATA, and GAMA—arranged to have SAF delivered by Neste and available at Zurich Airport for the first time, to fuel departing aircraft. A press demonstration featured a business jet receiving the blended SAF, which will be dispensed into the airport’s fuel supply to illustrate its drop-in Jet-A compatibility. Air BP is also offering SAF at Stockholm, Sweden's Arlanda Airport as an option for WEF-related flights.
"I think the more places we can demonstrate that this is here, it’s available, [and] customers just need to ask for it, the more places we are going to see [SAF] turn up,” said Doug Carr, NBAA’s vice president for regulatory and international affairs. "With demand will come supply [and] a drop in price."
For the aviation industry, the use of SAF is one of the key pillars in its quest to lessen its carbon emissions footprint, but as Carr explained, until technology reaches the point where batteries can replace fossil fuels, sustainable fuels represent one of the best measures available to help address carbon emissions coming not just from business aviation. "This has got to be a community effort, not just planes versus automobiles," he told BJT. "This has got to be a transportation industry focus in order to move the needle."