Articles tagged “sustainable aviation fuel”

Tour Operators

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

The popularity of TUI’s sustainability-linked bonds far surpassed the company’s projections. Will these SLBs be a step toward more sustainable tourism or a mechanism for greenwashing?

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

Airlines

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Southwest Airlines is developing its own ecosystem for renewable jet fuel, meant to provide more guaranteed access as production is scaled.

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Startups

Southwest Invests $30 Million in LanzaJet’s Renewable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

There's a lot of money pouring into next-generation flight technology with promises of huge revenues in the future.

Southwest Invests $30 Million in LanzaJet’s Renewable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Lightship Raises $34 Million for Electric RV: Startup Funding Roundup

Lightship is developing a fully electric RV available starting in 2026, and Tumodo wants to expand its business travel platform throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Lightship Raises $34 Million for Electric RV: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

United, JetBlue, Microsoft Among Backers of 3 Jet Fuel Startups for $36 Million

Experts have their doubts about the development and scalability of renewable jet fuel, but many companies are trying to solve those problems.

United, JetBlue, Microsoft Among Backers of 3 Jet Fuel Startups for $36 Million

Airlines

Dubai’s Transportation Future Must Be Multi-Modal and Sustainable

Dubai's rapid growth presents the challenge of balancing the pitfalls of mass travel against a sustainable and satisfying travel experience.

Dubai’s Transportation Future Must Be Multi-Modal and Sustainable

Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Pressures UK for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support

Sometimes you need a big, audacious stunt to garner support for sought-after climate policy.

Virgin Atlantic Pressures UK for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support

News Blog

IDEAS: Gulfstream Completes Transatlantic Flight Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that one of its Gulfstream G600 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first trans-Atlantic flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).  Credit: Gulfstream The aircraft, which departed the company’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia on November 19, landed almost seven hours later at Farnborough Airport in England.   The SAF used…

Startups

SkyNRG Raises $191 Million for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

The sustainable aviation fuel fundraise of $191 million is a drop in the bucket of what is needed if there's any hope of reaching the net-zero emissions goals by 2050.

SkyNRG Raises $191 Million for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

Airline Weekly

American Airlines, JetBlue Call for More Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support

A lot more financial support is needed from just about everybody to decarbonize aviation.

American Airlines, JetBlue Call for More Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support