(25 Jan 2021)
Boeing has set an ambitious target to advance the
long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that
its commercial airplanes are capable and certified to fly on 100%
sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
According to the Air Transport Action Group, U.S.
Department of Energy and several other scientific studies,
sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% over
the fuel’s life cycle with the potential to reach 100% in the
future.
Today, sustainable aviation fuels are mixed
directly with conventional jet fuel up to a 50/50 blend — the
maximum allowed under current fuel specifications. In order to
meet aviation’s commitment for reducing carbon emissions by 50%
from 2005 levels by 2050, airplanes need the capability to fly on
100% sustainable aviation fuels well before 2050.
“Our industry and customers are committed to
addressing climate change, and sustainable aviation fuels are the
safest and most measurable solution to reduce aviation carbon
emissions in the coming decades,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes
President and CEO, Stan Deal. “We’re committed to working with
regulators, engine companies and other key stakeholders to ensure
our airplanes and eventually our industry can fly entirely on
sustainable jet fuels.”
Boeing’s commitment is to determine what changes
are required for its current and future commercial airplanes to
fly on 100% sustainable fuels, and to work with regulatory
authorities and across the industry to raise the blending limit
for expanded use.
“With a long history of innovation in sustainable
aviation fuels, certifying our family of airplanes to fly on 100%
sustainable fuels significantly advances Boeing’s deep commitment
to innovate and operate to make the world better,” said Chris
Raymond, Chief Sustainability Officer. “Sustainable aviation fuels
are proven, used every day, and have the most immediate and
greatest potential to reduce carbon emissions in the near and long
term when we work together as an industry.”
Over the years, Boeing has partnered globally with
airlines, industry, governments and research institutions to
expand limited supplies and reduce cost of sustainable fuels.
Boeing worked with airlines, engine manufacturers and others to
conduct biofuel test flights starting in 2008 and gained approval
for sustainable fuels in 2011. In 2018, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator
flight-test program made its first commercial airplane flight
using 100% sustainable fuels with a 777 Freighter, in
collaboration with FedEx Express.
Sustainable aviation fuels can be made from a wide
variety of feedstocks, including non-edible plants, agricultural
and forestry waste, non-recyclable household waste, industrial
plant off-gassing and other sources. Sustainability of the fuels
is assured through strong, credible sustainability certifications
through third-party organizations such as the Roundtable on
Sustainable Biomaterials.
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