Mexican airline Volaris exploring sustainable fuel options

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is exploring options to obtain sustainable aviation fuel, including a potential deal in the United States, the airline's top executive said in an interview following the company's investor day. "We have to work on developing supply in Mexico," CE Enrique Beltranena told Reuters, adding that the airline had flown with sustainable fuel just once due to the lack of local availability. "Really, SAF is an ethanol. And what we don't have in Mexico is a way of converting that ethanol, of mixing it to become jet fuel," he said. SAF can be made from feedstocks such as used cooking oils, crop residues and other waste products, and is expected to have the largest impact in lowering airlines' carbon emissions. It remains in scarce supply, however, and is costlier than traditional fuels. Volaris has been working to finalize a deal to obtain SAF in the United States, which would fuel US flights to Mexico, Beltranena said. More details would be available "within the next three months," he said.<br/>