Plenny airlines wea use Kahului Airport stay workin’ on reducin’ dea main source of greenhouse gas emissions, jet fuel, by switchin’ to mo’ greena kine fuel. ✈️⛽️?
Da airlines goin’ depend on an’ invest in sustainable aviation fuel fo’ da next few decades. Accordin’ to da U.S. Department of Energy, dis kine fuel get one life-cycle carbon intensity 50 to 80 percent lower den da regular jet fuel. Da sustainable aviation fuel stay made from renewable biomass an’ waste resources. ?♻️?
Hawaiian Airlines, wea offa ’bout 150 daily flights interisland an’ between Maui an’ da Mainland, wen announce lass month mo’ details of dea plan fo’ reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. One of da steps stay usin’ sustainable aviation fuel. ?✈️?
Da airline wen say on March 23 dat dey wen make one agreement wit’ biofuel company Gevo Inc. fo’ buy 50 million gallons of da sustainable fuel ova five years. Gevo goin’ supply da fuel from one facility dat goin’ be built in da Midwest U.S., an’ start deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California from 2029. Da fuel goin’ be made from da residual starch of inedible field corn. ???
Da International Air Transport Association tinks dat sustainable aviation fuel could help wit’ ’bout 65 percent of da emissions reduction needed fo’ aviation fo’ reach one net-zero goal by 2050. But fo’ do dat, need one big kine increase in production fo’ meet da demand. ??✈️
In 2022, ova 300 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel wen be produced, an’ mo’ den 50 airlines now get experience wit’ dis kine fuel. IATA stay da trade association fo’ ’bout 300 airlines, o’ 83 percent of total air traffic. ???
“Get at least triple da amount of SAF in da market in 2022 dan in 2021,” wen say Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general, in one news release lass year. “An’ airlines wen use every drop, even at high prices. If mo’ was available, would’ve been purchased.” ?⛽️?
Da international organization say dat could replace almost all fossil jet fuel wit’ sustainable aviation fuel ova da next few decades if airlines an’ governments all ova da world stay on board. ✈️??
Da International Council on Clean Transportation, one independent nonprofit, wen say in one news release in January dat get some “sluggish progress” in airlines switchin’ to green energy fuel. Some reasons stay concerns ova biofuels an’ high costs — sustainable aviation fuel was estimated to be two to five times da 2019 price of regular jet fuel. ??✈️
Dis year, Southwest Airlines stay expectin’ economic fuel costs per gallon fo’ average between $2.90 an’ $3. Southwest, wea currently offa up to 24 departures a day from Kahului Airport to 10 cities across Hawai’i an’ da Mainland, still stay workin’ on one green initiative like Hawaiian Airlines, even wit’ da Southwest spokesperson Laura Swift wen say on Tuesday dat “our goal is fo’ achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.” ??
In Octoba 2021, da carrier wen release one 10-year plan fo’ make progress on dat goal dis decade. Da plan include replacin’ 10 percent of Southwest’s total jet fuel consumption wit’ sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. Dey also like reduce dea carbon emissions per available seat mile by at least 20 percent (compared wit’ 2019) by 2030 through fleet modernization, route optimization, an’ odda kine initiatives. ?✈️?
Southwest Airlines stay proud fo’ be da airline wit’ Heart, an’ dat mean showin’ aloha fo’ our planet Earth. ???
When asked if da increased use of sustainable aviation fuel, one mo’ expensive alternative, goin’ affect plane ticket prices, Swift wen say, “wit’ pricing bein’ one regulated topic, we no can talk ’bout current o’ future fares in specific terms.” ???
Fo’ Hawaiian Airlines, no look like da fuel costs goin’ affect prices fo’ travelers. Spokesperson Alex Da Silva wen say on Tuesday aftanoon dat “our sustainability goals stay separate from how we set our fares, wea stay mainly driven by supply an’ demand.” ?✈️?
Lass year, Hawaiian Airlines wen use ’bout 239.2 million gallons of fuel at one average cost per gallon of $3.42. Fuel costs wen make up 28.7 percent of da company’s operating expenses, accordin’ to da airline’s 2022 annual report. ⛽️??
Odda carriers wea service Kahului Airport an’ switchin’ to sustainable aviation fuel include Alaska Airlines. Dey wen announce on March 23 one agreement wit’ Shell Aviation fo’ supply up to 10 million gallons of da sustainable fuel to da airline at dea hub in Los Angeles. Alaska Airlines stay operatin’ ’bout eight daily flights to Maui. ???
One Alaska Airlines spokesperson wen tell The Maui News on Wednesday dat “our most significant environmental goals stay focused on reducin’ greenhouse gas emissions from burnin’ fuel — especially carbon dioxide — wea stay known fo’ affect our climate.” ?️??
Da carrier wen also make orders fo’ new, mo’ energy-efficient aircraft an’ invest in zero-emissions technology an’ artificial intelligence fo’ fly mo’ efficient routes. ✈️??
Alaska Airlines stay tryin’ fo’ reach net-zero by 2040, an’ sustainable aviation fuels stay seen as one big chance fo’ make one step-level change on dat journey. Dey wen work wit’ SAF technologies fo’ ova 10 years, but dey know dat dey no can make da market grow alone. ?✈️?
United Airlines, anoddah operator at Kahului Airport, wen also announce lass week one investment of $15 million in one carbon-capture technology company called Svante. Dis company stay providin’ eco-friendly materials an’ technology fo’ produce sustainable aviation fuel. ?⛽️✈️
Da airline lass year wen sign one agreement wit’ Neste fo’ buy up to 52.5 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel ova da next tree years fo’ flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
NOW IN ENGLISH
Kahului Airport Airlines Aim for Greener Skies: More Sustainable Fuel Takes Flight ?✈️?
Numerous airlines using Kahului Airport are working to reduce their largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, jet fuel, by transitioning to a more eco-friendly fuel alternative. ✈️⛽️?
These airlines will rely on and invest in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over the next few decades. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, this type of fuel has a life-cycle carbon intensity 50 to 80 percent lower than conventional jet fuel. SAF is made from renewable biomass and waste resources. ?♻️?
Hawaiian Airlines, which operates about 150 daily flights interisland and between Maui and the Mainland, announced last month more details of their plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. One of the key strategies involves using SAF. ?✈️?
The airline announced on March 23 that they had reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc. to purchase 50 million gallons of SAF over five years. Gevo plans to supply the fuel from a facility to be constructed in the Midwestern U.S. and begin deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California starting in 2029. The fuel will be made from residual starch from inedible field corn. ???
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) believes that SAF could contribute to around 65 percent of the emissions reduction needed for aviation to reach a net-zero goal by 2050. However, achieving this goal requires a significant increase in production to meet demand. ??✈️
In 2022, over 300 million liters of SAF were produced, and more than 50 airlines now have experience with this type of fuel. IATA serves as the trade association for about 300 airlines, or 83 percent of total air traffic. ???
“There was at least triple the amount of SAF in the market in 2022 than in 2021,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general, in a news release last year. “And airlines used every drop, even at very high prices. If more was available, it would have been purchased.” ?⛽️?
The international organization stated that almost all fossil jet fuel could be replaced with SAF over the coming decades if airlines and governments worldwide collaborate on this effort. ✈️??
The International Council on Clean Transportation, an independent nonprofit, reported in a January news release that there has been some “sluggish progress” in airlines switching to green energy fuel. This is due to concerns over biofuels and high costs – SAF was estimated to be two to five times the 2019 price of conventional jet fuel. ??✈️
This year, Southwest Airlines anticipates that economic fuel costs per gallon will average between $2.90 and $3. Southwest, which currently offers up to 24 departures a day from Kahului Airport to 10 cities across Hawaii and the Mainland, continues to pursue green initiatives like Hawaiian Airlines, despite the costs. ??
Southwest spokesperson Laura Swift said on Tuesday that “our goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.”
