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The event included discussions by general and business aviation groups, including the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) – all members of the Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels Initiative Coalition. Attendees were educated about SAJF’s composition and its feasibility as a useable, economical alternative to conventional jet fuels. As opposed to traditional jet fuel, which consists mainly of kerosene-based hydrocarbons, SAJF is formulated by mixing traditional kerosene-based jet fuel with various sustainably-sourced hydrocarbons, including food stock or other materials. When used, the SAJF can reduce carbon emissions by as much as 50 percent.
Attendees also participated in hour-long flight demonstrations on aircraft running on SAJF, provided by business aviation manufacturers Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer, to show that the fuel is a seamless replacement. Aircraft using SAJF does not require any modification, which makes it a true “drop- in” fuel, eliminating another barrier to introduction.
The event also marked the first time SAJF was made available for retail to aircraft operators. World Fuel Services provided 8,000 gallons of the blended renewable
fuel produced by California-based World Energy for the event, while Gevo, through its distributor Avfuel, offered another 6,200 gallons, which were delivered to the FBOs on the field and mixed into their fuel supplies.
VNY is now the first general aviation airport in the United States to offer SAJF on a trial basis, serving as a model for other general aviation airports.
To learn more about the SAJF initiative, see a full list of participants and view a video stream of key portions from the event at futureofsustainablefuel.com. Follow business aviation’s commitment to alternative fuels on Twitter and Facebook at #Sustainability.
Reduced Separation Standards Trial Coming to NAT
On or soon after March 28, a trial of reduced separation standards for ADS-B-equipped aircraft in the Shanwick, Gander and Santa Maria Oceanic Control areas of the North Atlantic Track (NAT) will start.
Known as the Advanced Surveillance-Enhanced Procedural Separation (ASEPS), the trial program was announced per NATS Bulletin 2018-06, and will initially apply to: “a) 17 nm longitudinal separation of aircraft operating on the same track or intersecting tracks
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