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United Airlines is launching a first-of-its-kind Eco-Skies Alliance program.
Working with the airline, more than a dozen global corporations will collectively contribute towards the purchase of approximately 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.
With its nearly 80 per cent emissions reductions on a lifecycle basis compared to conventional jet fuel, this is enough SAF to eliminate approximately 31,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, or enough to fly passengers over 220 million miles.
As inaugural participants, the companies are taking a lead within their respective industries, reducing their aviation-related impact on the environment at the source, and creating demand for more SAF production.
United launches new alliance to drive industry switch to SAF
The new alliance will see more than a dozen leading global corporations collectively contribute towards the purchase of approximately 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.
United Airlines has announced the launch of a new Eco-Skies Alliance programme, as part of its ambitions to lead the aviation industry towards a more sustainable future.
The new alliance will see more than a dozen leading global corporations collectively contribute towards the purchase of approximately 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year – enough to eliminate approximately 31,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, or enough to fly passengers over 220 million miles.
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United Airlines launched the Eco-Skies Alliance program in an effort to reduce aviation-related impact on the environment through the collective purchase of approximately 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year, according to an April 13 press release. More than a dozen major companies, including freight forwarders and shippers, are joining the initiative […]
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United Airlines has created an alliance of more than a dozen of its corporate customers that will contribute toward purchasing sustainable fuel, the carrier has announced.
Companies in the new Eco-Skies Alliance Program will collectively help United buy about 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel this year. That amount is equivalent to a reduction of 31,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions or 220 million passenger miles of travel, based on the sustainable fuel having about 80 per cent lower lifecycle emissions compared with conventional jet fuel, according to United.
World Energy, which produces fuel from agricultural waste, is supplying the sustainable fuel for United s operations at its Los Angeles International Airport hub. In 2019 United announced a renewed contract with World Energy to buy up to 10 million gallons of its biofuel over the subsequent two years.