EBACE Sees Enhanced Focus on 2050 Goals

EBACE Sees Enhanced Focus on 2050 Goals

The European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE 2024), which was organized jointly by the Brussels-based European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and Washington, D.C.-based National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), took place at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, May 27 to 30, 2024. The organizers said there were more than 11,000 visitors and some 300 exhibitors, with around 50 aircraft on the static display outside - a short bus ride from the PalExpo exhibition hall.

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Air bp Returns to EBACE to Demonstrate Customer Portal Enhancements and Share SAF Insights

Air bp Returns to EBACE to Demonstrate Customer Portal Enhancements and Share SAF Insights

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, is pleased to return to the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, May 28-30, Stand M97, to connect with its valued GA customers, showcase the latest iterations to its customer portal for business aviation, and share insights on the role of sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in helping to lower lifecycle carbon emissions for the industry and its customers.

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Oxford Airport Raises Bizav ‘Green Hub’ Profile, as it Ponders eVTOL London Links

Oxford Airport Raises Bizav ‘Green Hub’ Profile, as it Ponders eVTOL London Links

We attended London Oxford Airport’s (EGTK) Media Day on May 2nd, 2024. Those clever fellows at Oxford also own London’s only full-time licensed heliport, at Battersea. This, combined with eVTOL craft such as the Lilium Jet, could soon make the link between the two quieter and more affordable than helicopters, and possibly faster and more regular. “The regulators will never have it,” you may say. OK, agreed. But if they did, Oxford would – in effect – move closer to London.

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Are We Safe with SAF? Part 1

Are We Safe with SAF? Part 1

The answer to the question, “Are we safe with SAF?” is a resounding, widely accepted, “Yes,” as it is approved JET A fuel (equivalent to fossil kerosene), produced using a range of non-oil feedstocks. Operators have now accepted this as fact – subject to quality control measures, of course. However, whether we can rely on SAF to deliver aviation carbon neutrality (Net Zero) by 2050, which is what aviation has committed itself to, is another question altogether.

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Sustainability at American Flight Support

Sustainability at American Flight Support

American Flight Support recognizes its crucial role in creating a sustainable future for aviation and the planet. The team at American Flight Support is actively engaged in implementing and promoting environmentally friendly practices, ensuring that sustainability isn't just a buzzword but a core value.

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Atlantic Aviation Goes All-in on Electric at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport

Atlantic Aviation Goes All-in on Electric at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport

Atlantic Aviation has further advanced Aspen/Pitkin County Airport’s (KASE) position at the forefront of sustainability and customer experience with the successful transition of nearly all of its ramp service vehicles to electric power. As part of its industry-leading commitment to sustainability, Atlantic Aviation has begun using battery-powered ground power units (GPUs) at ASE, which not only eliminate noise but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the airport by some 180 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year.

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Avfuel, Neste Come Together at SDC as SAF Collaboration Continues

Avfuel, Neste Come Together at SDC as SAF Collaboration Continues

Avfuel Corporation will share its SDC aisle with Neste this year, as the companies’ joint effort to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions enters its third year. Moving forward to create an efficient, continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States and beyond, Neste will continue to provide Avfuel with SAF in volumes able to meet the growing demands of its customers in 2023, while Avfuel will continue as a branded SAF distributor for Neste, selling its product under the brand name Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM.

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Atlantic Aviation Teams with 4AIR for 100% SAF Book & Claim at NBAA-BACE

Atlantic Aviation Teams with 4AIR for 100% SAF Book & Claim at NBAA-BACE

Atlantic Aviation and 4AIR will be advancing their commitment to sustainability at this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE) by offering a Book & Claim program for customers arriving at Atlantic’s FBOs at Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) and Orlando International Airport (KMCO).

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Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Provide SAF to United Nations Delegates for Meeting in Aspen

Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Provide SAF to United Nations Delegates for Meeting in Aspen

As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM for air operations surrounding the event.

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NBAA Joins Call for Performance-Based SAF Tax Credit in Biden Infrastructure Plan

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today joined with a broad coalition representing every segment of the nation’s civil aviation industry in appealing for inclusion of performance-based measures to spur production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Biden-Harris administration’s recently-unveiled American Jobs Plan.
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