US airlines to support higher target for sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 - sources

Major US airlines plan to announce on Thursday that they will back a voluntary industry target of 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in 2030 as the White House looks to reduce aviation sector emissions, sources told Reuters. Airlines for America in March had set a 2030 goal of producing and deploying 2b gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF, made from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and animal fat, at present accounts for only a miniscule amount of overall jet fuel use. The group declined to comment Wednesday. A White House virtual event on sustainable aviation is set for Thursday, industry and government officials said. The target for sustainable aviation fuel will be detailed at that event, sources briefed on the matter said. The airline group will pledge to work with the US government and others to help rapidly expand production and deployment of “commercially viable” SAF, sources said.<br/>