Airbus welcomes synthetic fuel milestone
TOULOUSE – ASTM International, one of the world’s largest voluntary standards developing organisations, has approved the use of a 50 per cent synthetic jet fuel in commercial aviation.
Synthetic liquid jet fuels can be made from biomass, natural gas or coal. All of these are known as xTL fuels.
“This breakthrough paves the way for a 100 per cent xTL blend made entirely from bio feedstock, such as woodchip waste,” said Christian Dumas, Airbus vice president sustainable development and eco-efficiency.
“This new specification is a major step towards reducing aviation’s environmental footprint and represents a significant achievement along the Airbus alternative fuels roadmap,†he added.
The Airbus Alternative Fuels roadmap estimates that some 30 percent jet fuel used in 2030 could be sustainable biojet fuel if maturity of alternative high yield non-food feedstock occurs in the middle of the next decade.
Ian Jarrett
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