The aviation regulator said fights departing from the city-state will cost more from 2026
Dubai Municipality, which leads the project, has partnered with ENOC, BESIX Middle East, and Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power
The head of the airport operator tells Gulf Business how the company is re-engineering every single element of capacity pinch point as Dubai eyes super-hub status
The air transport sector has previously pledged to align itself with global goals to cut emissions
The carrier operated the demonstration flight from DXB with the fuel powering one of its four engines
All the tests confirmed the use of 100 per cent SAF does not affect engine performance
The palm oil blended jet fuel is produced by Indonesian state energy firm PT Pertamina
Neste will supply more than 3 million gallons of blended SAF over 2024 and 2025
The agreement marks a collaboration between the two companies focusing on sustainable aviation fuels, green hydrogen and direct air capture technologies
The entities will jointly conduct a feasibility study for the region’s first project to produce sustainable aviation fuel using renewable hydrogen and municipal solid waste
Flight EY871 departed Tokyo Narita airport at 3pm on Thursday, October 27
The airline will be uplifting 5 million US gallons of neat SAF every year and will blend it with its existing supply of conventional jet fuel
The flight, which will be operated by Etihad’s Boeing 787 Greenliner, will leverage SAF Book & Claim systems in partnership with World Energy to overcome SAF logistical and infrastructure challenges
Currently approved for use is a blend of petroleum-based Jet A or Jet A-1 fuel and a SAF component with a maximum blend limit of 50 per cent
The plant will have the potential to transform up to four million tonnes of municipal solid waste every year into sustainable aviation fuel
Etihad is working with New Zealand’s CarbonClick to develop its voluntary guest offset programme
The aircraft was partially powered by sustainable aviation fuel