Airlines’ Chief Pleads for More Green Fuel to Save Air Travel
- ‘This is an existential issue,’ IATA chief Willie Walsh says
- Sustainable fuel is airlines’ best bet to reach net zero
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The head of global airlines’ biggest trade group implored oil producers to make more low-emissions aviation fuel, warning the future of commercial air travel depends on the industry’s successful decarbonization.
Sustainable aviation fuel is the best available tool for cutting emissions, International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh said at an aviation summit in Singapore Monday. Demand for the cleaner-burning fuel far outstrips supply, even though it can cost three to five times more than conventional jet fuel.