California, major airlines to work to boost sustainable aviation fuel use

David Shepardson - Reuters - 31/10
The state of California and a group representing major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement to sharply boost the use of sustainable aviation fuel.
  • California looks to boost incentives, speed permitting for aviation fuels
  • Airlines, state will work together to boost availability
  • US targets 3 billion gallons of SAF use a year by 2030, up from 24.5 million in 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The state of California and a group representing major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement to sharply boost the use of sustainable aviation fuel.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Airlines for America, an industry trade organization representing American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), opens new tab, United Airlines (UAL.O), opens new tab, FedEx (FDX.N), opens new tab and others, committed to a goal to increase the availability of SAF for flights within California to 200 million gallons by 2035. That would meet about 40% of intrastate travel demand and is more than 10 times current levels.
One key goal is making SAF, a low-carbon alternative made from renewable biomass or waste, cost competitive to petroleum-based jet fuel. SAF accounts for only about 0.1% of aviation fuel used glo...
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