Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

'Flight 100 proved SAF's readiness, not necessarily its long-term viability'

TTG’s Sarah Dennis reflects on the first 100% SAF-powered long-haul flight, its success as proof as concept and the questions that remain around how SAF supply will be ramped up

Flying into the history books with Virgin Atlantic onboard Flight 100

Did the first long-haul flight fully-fuelled by sustainable aviation fuel prove the case for SAF? TTG’s Sarah Dennis boarded VS100 – Flight 100 – to New York to speak to the team behind the landmark journey

Three airline ads banned by ASA over 'misleading' green claims

Lufthansa, Air France and Etihad taken to task by the Advertising Standards Authority over their sustainability credentials and told not to repeat claims as travel finds itself in the firing line again

Major airlines facing legal challenge over 'misleading' environmental claims

Lawyers acting for UK climate action charity Possible file formal complaints against British Airways and Virgin Atlantic over what the charity alleges are ’misleading claims about their emission reductions’

Transport sec urges aviation sector to 'deliver outcomes' for greener flying

Mark Harper has stressed commitment to aviation carbon reduction but says it’s the industry’s role to innovate

Virgin flight to prove SAF is 'only viable solution' for cleaner long-haul aviation

Virgin Atlantic will operate the world’s first flight fuelled entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on Tuesday

Heathrow blasts govt for 'missing' SAF investment opportunity

The airport is aiming for 11% SAF usage by 2030, scaling up the incentive year-on-year

General election could hinder SAF timetable, says transport sec

Mark Harper tells Airlines 2023 conference an impending general election means support scheme for SAF will not get through parliament

Labour pledges not to discourage flying if it comes to power, but will tweak APD

Shadow aviation minister Mike Kane addressed delegates at the Airlines 2023 conference in London on APD, aviation’s transition to sustainable fuels and airspace modernisation

British Airways' sustainable fuel project gets £9 million cash injection

Project Speedbird has received extra money from the UK government

UK sustainable aviation fuel industry receives £53m funding boost

Winning projects span across the country from the Orkney Islands to the north of England and south Wales

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?

CAA green-lights first-ever fully sustainably fuelled transatlantic flight

The CAA has given Virgin Atlantic permission to fly the first-ever service between London and New York powered fully by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Virgin Atlantic will operate the flight, VS100, between Heathrow and New York JFK on 28 November "to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% SAF".

It follows ground testing, overseen by the CAA, involving Boeing, Rolls Royce, BP and others, analysing different aspects of the planned flight.

EasyJet becomes world’s first airline to participate in Airbus' carbon removal project

easyJet group markets director Thomas Haagensen said the airline’s “ultimate aim” was net-zero flying

Tour operator calls for carbon labelling to become industry standard

Explore Worldwide said on Friday (22 September) carbon labelling will ensure consistency and make comparisons easier for customers

UK govt provides further support to help bolster UK SAF production

The Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism

Airlines to pay for carbon emissions under tighter government regulations

Airlines operating in the UK will need to buy allowances for every tonne of carbon they emit from 2026

Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report

Green lobby group Transport & Environment said the Climate Change Committee’s report was evidence of the government ’dropping the ball’ on aviation emissions

Airports will need to raise fees to meet sustainability goals, trade body warns

Airports body calls for increased fees to airlines saying sustainability measures are otherwise in danger

Seventeen airlines to face EU ‘greenwashing’ complaints

Consumer group leads pan-European action against 17 airlines over their alleged greenwashing claims

The Big Question: Is there a future for private jets in travel?

Private jets offer unparalleled comfort and convenience, but as travel ramps up its response to the climate crisis, can they still be justified?

Next five years key to hitting net-zero 2050 sustainable fuel targets

The next five years will see sustainable aviation fuel production ramp up sufficiently to allow aviation to achieve its 2050 net zero emissions target, Iata predicts

Sharp rise in SAF derived from animal fats ‘increasingly unsustainable’

Pressure group Transport and Environment says use of animal fat biodiesel has doubled in the past decade and is set to triple by 2030

Tui secures €2.7 billion loan extension tied to sustainability targets

Tui agrees a deal with banks that sees a refinancing loan extension tied to emissions reduction