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Signature Aviation expands SAF supply to all California operations

Signature Aviation expands SAF supply to all California operations
A Signature Aviation refuelling truck (photo courtesy Signature Flight Support).

US-headed Signature Aviation Ltd, the world’s largest network of Fixed-Base Operations (FBO) delivering essential support services at private aviation terminals, has announced that it has expanded the availability of "Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel" (SAF) to all of its locations in California (CA).

Together with Finland-headed Neste Oyj, the world’s largest producer of SAF, Signature Aviation is “accelerating the business aviation industry’s journey towards net-zero carbon emissions.”

The company operates an industry-leading network of private aviation terminals, with over 200 locations covering key destinations in 27 countries across five continents of which North America is the largest market.

Two years ago we announced our first permanent supply of sustainable jet fuel for private aircraft in San Francisco. Since then, we’ve maintained a sharp focus on investing in the supply chain, collaborating with our customers, and expanding availability with Neste, said Beatrice Batty, Director, Fuel Operations for Signature Aviation.

Business aviation users now have greater access to SAF in California (CA), enabling them to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their air travel when flying from Signature Aviation’s private aviation terminals at San Diego International Airport, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, Fresno Yosemite International Airport, and Palm Springs International Airport.

This brings SAF availability to all ten of Signature Aviation’s owned locations in the State.

The result today is 10 Californian locations that can decisively provide the solution to reducing private aircraft carbon emissions, Beatrice Batty said.

Builds on an existing partnership

This expansion of SAF availability is built on the existing partnership between Neste and Signature from 2020.

SAF is recognized as the most effective way to reduce GHG emissions from air travel and an important solution to reaching the business aviation industry’s pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, said Chris Cooper, President of Neste US.

Through the scope of the current partnership, Neste and Signature will deliver over 29 million (US) gallons (≈ 89 000 tonnes) of blended SAF, reducing over 62 thousand tonnes of GHG emissions.

Together, Signature and Neste are meeting the industry’s growing demand by increasing the volumes and locations where customers can have easy access to SAF to achieve their bold climate goals, Chris Cooper said.

Expanding production capacity

This expanded availability is enabled by Neste’s growing production capacity – Neste will be able to produce 515 million gallons of SAF (1.5 million tonnes) annually by the end of 2023.

Neste has a bold carbon handprint goal to help its customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tonnes annually by 2030, as well as to reach a target of carbon-neutral production by 2035.

For Signature Aviation, the expanded availability of SAF in California represents a central objective of Signature Renew, its company-wide sustainability initiative.

As the first FBO worldwide to offer a permanent supply of SAF, Signature Aviation is continuing to provide a multitude of practical solutions to help operators work towards emission goals.

To date, the company offers a sustainable aviation fuel option for privately operated aircraft at aviation service facilities in California (CA), Colorado (CO), Washington (WA), Alabama (AL), Texas (TX), and the United Kingdom (UK).

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