Avfuel & Avflight Mesa Carry Sustainable Aviation Gasoline to Falcon Discipline (KFFZ).
Avflight Mesa, in partnership with main aviation gas provider, Avfuel Company, is worked up to announce it now gives an emission-reducing gas choice: sustainable aviation gas (SAF).
The primary truckload of SAF arrived on August 28. The introduction of a constant SAF provide elevates Avflight Mesa as a pacesetter in eco-conscious aviation operations, and allows its prospects to right away and considerably cut back greenhouse gasoline emissions.
Situated at Arizona’s Falcon Discipline, Avflight Mesa is the primary of Avflight’s 26 areas to supply SAF. It additionally marks Avfuel’s 30th location to supply constant SAF provide, and the second location within the Grand Canyon State Avfuel has introduced on-line this summer season.
Aaron Mauer, senior regional supervisor for Avflight, mentioned:
We’re extremely excited to supply SAF at our Mesa location.
“The addition of SAF to Avflight Mesa’s general sustainability initiatives furthers our dedication to lowering the manufacturing of greenhouse gasses and supplies our prospects the chance to work towards their sustainability targets.”
The gas—produced by Neste in Lengthy Seaside, California, and branded as Neste MY Sustainable Aviation GasolineTM—averages one of many highest mix ratios out there in enterprise aviation so far (30/70 SAF to petroleum-based jet gas). Every 8,000-gallon truckload supply supplies a 19 metric ton discount in carbon emissions over the gas’s lifecycle. That’s the equal of taking 4.5 passenger autos off the street for a yr.
Avfuel, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., has provided Avflight Mesa since first buying the FBO in 2020. The sister corporations have labored extensively collectively to satisfy Avflight Mesa’s gas wants and assist its sustainability initiatives for a brighter, cleaner world.
Corinne Nystrom, Falcon Discipline’s airport director, mentioned:
We’re thrilled Avflight selected Mesa as a launching level for a extra sustainable future.
“This transfer compliments Mesa’s Local weather Motion Plan aimed toward defending Mesa’s setting and pure assets. With Falcon Discipline rising day by day, SAF will play an vital position in supporting the airfield’s elevated operations whereas lowering general emissions.”
Including SAF to Avflight Mesa’s portfolio helps Avflight’s broader, network-wide initiative to advertise sustainable aviation operations. Past SAF at FFZ, this has included network-wide certification beneath NATA’s Sustainability Normal for its U.S. areas and dealing with BETA Applied sciences to put in electrical charging stations in key areas.
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Avfuel & Avflight Mesa Carry Sustainable Aviation Gasoline to Falcon Discipline (KFFZ). supply
