Sustainability and Environment
Aero F Show Shines Spotlight on SAF Need, Roadblocks
Regulation in Europe have squeezed GA's supply of SAF
Gogetair G750 with a Turbotech TP-R90 130 hp engine (Photo: Stephen Yeates)
On display at Aero Friedrichshafen, Gogetair's G750 equipped with a Turbotech TP-R90 130-hp engine can run on sustainable aviation fuel, but officials attending the German show wonder whether operators will have reasonable access to it. © Stephen Yeates

While sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) remains the critical bridge, particularly for turbine-powered business aviation in the near- and mid-term, general aviation industry officials attending Aero Friedrichshafen last week in Germany see roadblocks to getting there.

Kyle Martin, v-p of European affairs for GAMA, called attention to recent legislation passed that draws the problem to a head in terms of the availability of SAF. “We face some challenges getting access to that fuel,” he said. “Europe has passed the Refuel EU Aviation Regulation, which mandates SAF at large airports. That’s all fine for the airlines. But roughly 2,000 airfields are used daily by business aviation.”