Efficiency has always been a tremendous driver of progress in aviation and has made air travel and mobility central to modern life. Indeed, today, our engines are at the cutting edge of efficiency and our aircraft are more aerodynamic and lighter than ever before. We are making improvements in air traffic control efficiency, how we fly our aircraft and in developing less environmentally-impacting operations at airports. But we are still, for the vast majority of flights, using the same fuel. That is now changing.
Aviation’s drive for fuel and operational efficiency has helped the industry limit its emissions. To go even further, the aviation industry has embarked on a journey that will lead us to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has a crucial role to play in providing a cleaner source of energy to power the world’s fleet of aircraft and help the billions of people who travel by air each year to lower the impact of their journeys. The industry’s Waypoint 2050 analysis suggests that SAF will contribute between 53 and 71% of the emissions reductions needed to get to net-zero by 2050.
This guide looks at the opportunities and challenges in developing sustainable aviation fuel for the commercial aviation sector and the measures that will be required for the aviation industry to scale up production with assistance from governments…
