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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

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Avfuel Makes First Flight Department SAF Shipment

Avfuel delivered its first shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on request from a corporate flight department last week.

Environment

September 15, 2020

Signature Announces Permanent SAF Supplies at Two FBOs

Signature Flight Support launched its new Signature Renew industry sustainability program, Signature Renew, which focuses on SAF availablity.

Environment

September 14, 2020

West Virginia Airport Joins the Avfuel Network

MRB Aviation at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB) is the latest to join the Avfuel branded dealer network.

Airports

September 3, 2020

Textron Aviation Deliveries To Include Tank of SAF

Textron Aviation will also offer SAF to customers of its Wichita service center.

Environment

September 2, 2020

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DEF Field Test Kit Now Available for Aircraft Fuelers

After several incidents where business aircraft had their fuel systems contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid, a new field test kit is now available.

Fuel

September 2, 2020

Bizav Industry To Hold Online SAF Summit Next Month

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel will sponsor its first two-day online summit next month.

Environment

August 27, 2020

Self-charging Diamond Batteries Set To Power Aircraft

NDB says its self-charging nano diamond batteries will be far more efficient than current technologies and will not require any supporting infrastructure.

Engines

August 25, 2020

NBAA Seeks Training To Guard Against DEF Contamination

NBAA welcomed proposed FAA guidance on DEF contamination but believes it could go further to safeguard against such incidents.

Fuel

August 25, 2020

World Fuel Network Adds Three West Coast FBOs

World Fuel Services has expanded its West Coast dealer network with the addition of two FBOs in California and one in Oregon.

FBOs

August 21, 2020

AINsight: In Search of a Sustainable Future

The newly updated Fueling the Future: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Guide is a timely reminder of steady environmental progress and opportunities ahead.

Environment

August 21, 2020

SAF Coalition Welcomes New Member, Issues New Guide

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel has released an updated version of its guide to the use of SAF.

Fuel

August 19, 2020

Air bp, Neste To Increase European SAF Deliveries

Air bp and sustainable fuel producer Neste have inked an agreement to increase the flow of SAF over the coming year.

Environment

August 19, 2020

California FBO Receives First SAF Load

ACI Jet took its first load of SAF at its John Wayne-Orange Couny Airport facility this week.

Environment

August 14, 2020

California's SACJet Joins World Fuel Network

World Fuel Services has welcomed California-based Superior Aviation Company (SACJet) and its three FBOs to its network.

FBOs

August 14, 2020

Phillips 66 Goes In on Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Phillips 66 is planning to fully convert its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California from crude oil processing to renewable fuels.

Environment

August 13, 2020

World Fuel Network Adds Major-market FBOs

World Fuel Services has added new dealer FBOs in the Houston and Chicago areas.

FBOs

August 10, 2020

Amid Covid Crisis, Air bp Sees SAF Optimism

While air traffic levels have plummeted during the Covid pandemic, Air bp still sees a strong case for the continued adoption of SAF.

Environment

July 22, 2020

Report Examines SAF Viability in the UK

A soon-to-be-published report will examine why the UK has no SAF industry and what can be done to launch one.

Environment

July 21, 2020

AINdebrief Episode 16 | July 10, 2020

NASA X-59, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, FlightAware Partners on Microsoft Flight Simulator

Fuel

July 9, 2020

ASTM Approves New Sustainable Jet Fuel Process

A new process that provides a renewable fuel component earlier in the fuel refining procedure has been approved by ASTM, the governing body on fuel safety.

Environment

July 6, 2020