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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.