Swedish airport operator Swedavia and Heathrow hope to stimulate the availability and uptake of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), though their approaches toward reaching their goals differ markedly. While state-owned Swedavia has reached out to private businesses and staff to help fund the purchase of SAFs, privately held Heathrow Airport believes the UK government should step in. Speaking during Heathrow Airport Holdings’ results presentation for the first six months on Tuesday, CEO John Holland-Kaye urged the UK government to invest “some” of the nearly £4 billion ($4.98 billion) annual revenue raised through the Air Passenger Duty (APD) to increase production of sustainable fuels. “Given the scale of the challenge and society’s desire to address climate change, it is right that the money air passengers are already paying [in APD levies] should be spent alongside contributions from industry to scale up alternative sustainable fuels and develop new clean technologies sooner,” the UK airport operator asserted.
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