By: Maycol Vargas Source: Aviation Today Amsterdam, June 27th, 2021 — John Slattery, CEO of GE Aviation was interviewed for the latest edition of Eurocontrol’s Aviation StraightTalk Live and spoke about SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) in the future of the aviation industry. A new development program focusing on sustainable technologies for a next-generation CFM engine…
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By: Maycol Vargas Source: Airbus e Asian Aviation Amsterdam, June 9, 2021 — Airbus Helicopters has called on all aviation industry stakeholders to join the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAF). Through the creation of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel user group, Airbus Helicopters is trying to bring the industry together to boost the implementation of…
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By: Maycol Vargas, Source: Rolls-Royce The test site, which is called Testbed 80, was designed to carry out tests on the most efficient aeronautical engines of today, as well as even more sustainable propulsion systems in the future. Rolls-Royce, which is the world’s second-largest aero engine manufacturer, officially inaugurated the Testbed 80, the world’s largest…
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Part II The research question: how do the engines run? And also: what comes out of the jet engines? The DLR researchers are particularly curious about the amounts of fine dust and soot particles that come out of the engines. Because the sustainable fuel contains hardly any aromatics, it will emit less soot. But how…
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Brazil x Holland Part I source: SKY/NRG/ coalition Sustainable Flying Amsterdam, 22 May 2021– You may soon be flying on used cooking oil from the snack bar to Gran Canaria. In Delfzijl, the Dutch company SkyNRG is building a factory that can convert waste vegetable fats and oils into a mixture of hydrocarbons that resembles…
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Target: reduction emissions Model for Brazil Air Canada: Pride in the Skies by Mycol Vargas Amsterdam, 19 May, 2021– The partnership between Air Canada and Edmonton Airport work towards and a green and sustainable aviation sector by reducing carbon emissions. The recently signed sustainability partnership agreement focuses on reducing the impact of carbon emissions on…
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Paris Montreal on cooking oil Anton Foek Amsterdam, 18 May 2021 – Air France-KLM has launched its first long-haul flight with so-called SAF. This is a sustainable jet fuel made by the French oil and gas group Total from used cooking oil. The material was mixed with normal kerosene before the flight from Paris to…
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Responsibilities for a New World Part III Amsterdam, May 13th 2021–Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)—including biofuels—are made from a variety of raw materials including waste fats and oils, vegetable oils, wood chips or even household waste But, as things stand, first-generation biofuels lack the sustainability that would make them a true game-changer. They remain expensive—two to…
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