Boeing ecoDemonstrator in flight. [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
Boeing has made its largest annual purchase of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to date, acquiring 7.5 million gallons of blended Neste MY SAF.
This purchase represents a 60% increase over 2023, highlighting Boeing's commitment to decarbonizing aviation and fostering growth in the SAF industry.
The SAF, which blends renewable waste materials with conventional jet fuel, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% and will support Boeing's commercial operational flights and ecoDemonstrator program.
The fuel will be supplied directly to Boeing's operations and through a "book-and-claim" system, where SAF certificates are purchased to ensure corresponding emission reductions.
Boeing has entered into a deal to buy 7.5 million gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its commercial airplanes business operations, the fuel producer announced Tuesday.
The purchase marks Boeing’s largest annual SAF purchase to date, 60 percent more than in 2023, Neste said.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
