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Sustainable aviation fuel: safe for the environment and for operators.


By Christine Knauer


ITH GROWING CONCERNS OVER THE harmful effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on health and the environment, aviation organizations around the world are acting to reduce GHG emissions while improving


energy efficiency. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from renewable and waste


feedstock can provide the greatest impact in the effort to reduce GHG emissions from aircraft, potentially slashing them by up to 100%, according to the FAA. But is it really possible to turn used cooking oil and other waste into a safe, affordable “drop-in” SAF (a renewable fuel that can be substituted for fossil fuel without the need for engine modifications)? Te short answer is yes. In 2021, HAI joined the Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable


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Aviation Fuel (BACSAF) in advocating for reducing emissions and transitioning to SAF. Te group comprises the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). It’s supported by the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), whose membership consists of airlines, aircraft and engine manufacturers, energy producers, research- ers, and US government agencies. Tese industry stakeholders are keen to ensure that SAF reduces emissions across the fuel’s entire life cycle—from creation to harvesting, processing, refining, and transport—not just at the nozzle. Otherwise, what’s the point, they say.


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