UAE’s well placed to get its aviation fuel from sustainable sources: Boeing

UAE’s well placed to get its aviation fuel from sustainable sources: Boeing

Dubai: The UAE is well placed to source most of its future aviation fuel needs from sustainable alternatives and renewable sources by 2030, a top Boeing official said on Monday. UAE’s national carriers Etihad Airways and Emirates, have made significant strides in testing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over the past couple of years. Furthermore, since the UAE has made substantial investments in renewable energy through companies like Masdar, the Emirates is well placed to scale the production and manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), said Kuljit Ghata-Aura, President of Boeing in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. “The UAE is also hosting the upcoming COP28 later this year,” said Ghata-Aura. “The use of renewable resources must be harnessed to bring SAF to scale, like what the UAE is doing.” Ghata-Aura also confirmed that the Boeing Company will only manufacture aircraft capable of flying on 100 per cent SAF from 2030. “There is a political will to produce sustainable aviation fuel here for a good reason. I mean, one in 10 jobs in the UAE are aviation-related,” he stated. The comments from Boeing came after Dubai’s flagship carrier, Emirates, successfully completed a demonstration flight using 100 per cent SAF in one