Fuel

The new agreements, worth about $2.3 billion in annual sales, will allow Gevo to ramp up infrastructure to meet demand, the company said.

At least 370 airplanes are based at the family-operated West Houston airport, which is also home to two flight schools.

The aviation community was expecting the announcement and points to progress on unleaded fuel in the market.

The approval comes after the broad and ongoing compliance of the manufacturer’s fuel in aircraft across the fleet.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have both offered their support for the latest U.S. Senate bill that benefits their respective members through tax provisions for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

Embraer [NYSE: ERJ] is partnering with Raízen, one of the largest energy companies in Brazil, to develop more sustainable aviation fuel. Embraer said the two companies signed a letter of intent designed to grow the SAF production marketplace amid an industry-wide push to reach zero carbon emission by 2050. Embraer will be the first manufacturing […]

The hedge will save the airline $1.2 billion this year.

The demonstration with Pratt & Whitney is the latest of many flight tests with sustainable aviation fuel.

The FAA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that will require aircraft manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency targets for a wide range of turbine, turboprop, and piston aircraft—both those still on the drawing board as well as those currently type certificated and those to be manufactured as of January 1, 2028. The NPRM […]

While things started to come together quickly, the pause we’re all feeling now is reason for worry.