Virgin Australia says emissions reduction laws should be changed to help airlines struggling with a lack of local sustainable aviation fuel.
Virgin Australia says emissions reduction laws should be changed to help airlines struggling with a lack of local sustainable aviation fuel . Virgin Australia wants emissions reductions laws changed so Australian carriers can buy greener fuel to power other airlines’ planes overseas but be recognised as if it had used the fuel on its domestic flights.
At the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference in Melbourne on Tuesday, aviation leaders acknowledged sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was the only currently feasible path for airlines to reach climate commitments without decreasing their operations. While airlines struggle with the prohibitive price – on average
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