Helen Massy-Beresford Graham Warwick
July 02, 2024

SAF is key to aviation decarbonization, but is the industry that will produce it developing fast enough?

Credit: Emirates

“The world’s airlines have taken a momentous decision to ensure that flying is sustainable.” That was how Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, hailed the organization’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in October 2021. But in the…

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week’s coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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