- Oslo Airport First Location to Supply Air BP Biojet via Main Fuelhydrant System[Jan. 22, 2016]
In a first for commercial aviation, Air BP, together with Norwegian airport operator Avinor, and sustainable biofuel specialist SkyNRG, today announced the results of a successful collaboration for commercial supply of jet biofuel at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. From today all airlines landing at Oslo Airport can have jet biofuel delivered from the airport's main fuel farm, via the existing hydrant mechanism.
- Cheaper Flights from Hong Kong As Fuel Surcharge Scrapped[Jan. 20, 2016]
Passengers flying from Hong Kong will no longer have to pay fuel surcharges, following the collapse in oil prices.
- Bye Bye Fuel Surcharge: Holidays in Japan Could Soon Get Cheaper[Jan. 18, 2016]
Japan's airlines are set to remove fuel surcharges with oil trading around a 12-year low, ending a decade of high jet kerosene costs that had added as much as 66,000 yen ($563) to the price of a round-trip ticket to the U.S. or Europe.
- HK Civil Aviation Department Approves Fuel Fee Cut in 6 Airlines[Dec. 30, 2015]
Passenger fuel surcharges for next month will be reduced by 3 to 4 percent, the Civil Aviation Department said. But tourism leaders said the cuts are too minuscule to encourage Hongkongers to take trips.
- Port of Seattle Partners with Alaska Airlines and Boeing to Supply Sustainable Aviation Biofuel at Seattle-Tacoma Airport[Dec. 16, 2015]
The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Boeing are partnering to move toward a significant environmental goal: powering all flights by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation biofuel. Sea-Tac is the first U.S. airport to lay out a long-term roadmap to incorporate aviation biofuel into its infrastructure in a cost-effective, efficient manner.
- Taipei Mulls Air Pollution Tax on Jet Fuel Producers[Dec. 16, 2015]
The Taipei Department of Environmental Protection yesterday recommended imposing an air pollution tax on jet fuel producers following an investigation showing that aviation emissions at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) are much higher than those produced by scooters and automobiles combined.
- Challenges Remain for Airline Industry Despite Bright Outlook[Dec. 12, 2015]
The airline industry looks forward to improved performance in 2016 on the back of a projected higher global GDP growth and lower oil prices, although some markets may slow down because of huge depreciation of their currencies against the rising dollar.
- Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Project[Dec. 02, 2015]
Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada's aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel.
- ANA to Use Euglena Jet Fuel Made from Green Algae at Japan Plant[Nov. 30, 2015]
ANA Holdings Inc., Japan's largest airline, plans to use a Euglena Co. biofuel made from algae as the supplier builds a demonstration plant in Yokohama.
- Etihad Airways Emphasises Its Commitment to Alternative Sustainable Aviation Fuels[Nov. 24, 2015]
Etihad Airways presented its efforts in supporting the development of alternative sustainable aviation fuels to His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Transport Department and member of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi, and His Excellency Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and member of the Executive Council, during the airline's UAE Innovation Week activities.