Airbus and Volaris partner to develop sustainable aviation fuels in Mexico

Airbus and Mexican hose Volaris person established a strategical confederation to enactment the improvement and adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) successful Mexico, marking a milestone for sustainability successful Latin America’s aerial question industry.

“This inaugural supports our biology objectives and our information successful broader planetary decarbonization efforts,” Volaris said successful a statement. 

Airbus besides has SAF agreements with Panama, Peru, and Argentina. (Daniel Eledut/Unsplash)

In a Letter of Intent (Lol) presented during the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 2025 Climate and Aviation Week, the low-cost hose agreed to lend to the ICAO’s Voluntary Environment Fund to enactment a feasibility survey for sustainable aviation substance accumulation successful Mexico. The survey volition beryllium conducted done the SAF Assistance, Capacity Building and Training Program (ACT-SAF) successful collaboration with the Federal Civil Aeronautics Administration (AFAC) and Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA).

Airbus and ICAO person antecedently announced feasibility studies for Argentina, Panama and Peru.

The ICAO ACT-SAF programme assists countries successful processing their SAF implementation potential, including reviewing argumentation and regulatory frameworks, assessing earthy materials and pathways for SAF production, and providing enactment for implementation and financing.

“Through this collaboration, we purpose to enactment the state successful achieving the indispensable conditions for SAF deployment,” Airbus executives said. 

SAF is an alternate to petroleum pitchy fuel. It’s produced from cultivation and discarded feedstocks and is consumed successful blends with petroleum pitchy fuel. In the United States, investments successful SAF person accrued due to the fact that of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and authorities and national taxation credits incentivizing the usage of the fuel.

On November 28, 2023, Virgin Atlantic formation VS100 completed the world’s archetypal transatlantic formation powered by 100% SAF. The Boeing 787 made the 7 hours and 16-minute formation from London Heathrow to New York (JFK) utilizing a SAF blend of 88% hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) supplied by Air BP and 12% synthetic aromatic kerosene (SAK).

Also successful November 2023, Emirates Airlines successful Dubai conducted a objection formation with an Airbus A380. One of its 4 engines was wholly fueled with SAF.

To date, implicit 450,000 flights person taken disconnected utilizing a premix of SAF and accepted fuels, and much than 50 airlines astir the satellite person introduced SAF successful their operations.

With reports from Mexico Business Now and A21