The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI®) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary working toward sustainable jet fuels. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) helped found the coalition a decade ago to promote the development and deployment of alternative jet fuels that sustainably reduce lifecycle carbon emissions and local pollution around airports. These innovative new fuels also improve energy security, minimize fuel price volatility, and enhance rural development.
“Ten years ago, people said we could not fly on renewable fuels, but since then, we have made tremendous progress in developing sustainable alternative jet fuels,” said Lourdes Maurice, Executive Director of the FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy. “Today, flights are leaving Los Angeles Airport with renewable fuel blended in the tanks and each gallon of renewable fuel is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. CAAFI has been instrumental to the industry’s present success and will support future advances.”