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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE

CREDIT Poised For Take-Off

LINE Players big and small in the global commercial aviation industry are set

to end 2022 in a far better state of mind than when the year began.
Although there are headwinds in the form of rising inflation and supply
Publisher chain issues, aviation is well on its way to touching pre-pandemic levels
Vittorio Rossi Prudente sometime during 2023, earlier than what was expected when recovery
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg began.

Editor
Jay Menon The lifting of international travel restrictions across most of the Asia
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg Pacific region, including northeast Asia where travel restrictions
remained in place longer than in any other part of the world, is great
Technology Editor news for the industry. The total number of international passengers HEADY TIMES
Atul Chandra carried by airlines in the region during the first ten months of the year
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg touched 74 million, a 472 per cent increase compared to the
corresponding period in 2021. As the number of international travellers
Managing Editor spikes, one can expect airports in the region to get even busier in 2023.
Arun Sivasankaran
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg The air cargo sector, which saved aviation from total disaster during SAF WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ANY 2021 alone. With its nearly 80 per cent green-
the pandemic, has however come down from the spectacular heights house gas (GHG) emissions reductions on a
Contributors of 2021 and is expected to have a tough start to the year. NET-ZERO FUTURE FOR AVIATION lifecycle basis compared to conventional jet
Yulian Ardiansyah
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg Among the most significant developments in the industry during the fuel, this is enough SAF to eliminate approxi-
current year are the strides aviation took towards the goal of net-zero JAY MENON mately 66,000 metric tons of GHG emissions,
Art Director emissions by 2050. While Airbus has been conducting feasibility or enough to fly passengers more than 460
Sudheesh Kularmunda studies and laboratory tests on a megawatt-class fuel-cell engine and
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg demonstrator that could be flight-tested by the middle of this decade, As airline travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, air-framers and million miles.
Embraer is making progress on its Energia concepts and has chosen to airline companies are redefining sustainability metrics to reduce
Web Director Unlike other alternative fuel sources such as
Elmer Valencia focus on two 19–30-seater designs for hybrid-electric and the environmental impact of aviation. Carbon emissions from hydrogen, and battery electric, SAF is certified
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg hydrogen-electric propulsion. Boeing, meanwhile, has committed to commercial flights are set to triple by 2050 amid surging travel
having a hydrogen-powered jet ready for entry into service by 2035. as ‘drop-in’ or ‘ready-to-use’. In other words,
Director of Sales Adding to the excitement is the increasing use of sustainable aviation and freight demand. Airlines are looking to reduce this with alter- it possesses similar properties, qualities, and
Akshay Satyamurthy fuel (SAF) by carriers. native fuels. characteristics as Jet A and Jet A1 fuel (the
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg
As another busy year draws to a close, we would like to thank our Last December, United, under its Eco-Skies Alliance program, kerosine grade of fuel used by most turbine
Cover Image Credit readers as well as friends in the industry for supporting our efforts to created aviation history, when it operated a fully loaded com- engine aircraft).
Airbus SAS 2022 keep quality journalism alive. GBP Aerospace & Defence will be at a mercial flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Alexandre Doumenjou - Master Films number of prominent tradeshows in 2023, bringing all the major news The demonstrator flight—a new Boeing 737 MAX 8—with 100 “Drop-in SAF is something our industry can
from the world of commercial aviation, including air cargo and MRO. adopt now to begin making inroads on our
Log on to www.gbp.com.sg to access our growing range of digital passengers from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport landed commitment to be net zero carbon emissions
Advertising Contacts: content that includes news, interviews, and analysis of topical issues. at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport using 500 gallons by 2050,” said Gaël Méheust, president & CEO
of SAF in one engine and the same amount of conventional jet
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Editor differences between the two. Airlines are committed to achieve net zero
Europe & Americas
and all other countries: Asian Airlines & Aerospace CO2 emissions by 2050 and see SAF as a key
Global Communications sas The renewable jet fuel for the flight was produced using contributor. Current estimates expect SAF
Tel: +39 049 723548 Honeywell’s Ecofining technology, which makes it possible to to account for 65 per cent of the mitigation
Ingrid@global-communications.it make sustainable aviation fuel from more feedstocks. needed for this, requiring a production capac-

Japan “When we fly, we connect, and our demand for the connec- ity of 450 billion litres annually in 2050.
Visionworks tions aviation makes possible are only going to grow,” said
Jerry.Suppan@gmail.com JetBlue Airways, a major American low-cost
Gene Gebolys, CEO of World Energy. “But we need to develop airline, pledged to reach net zero by 2040
India + South East Asia Global Business Press Pte.Ltd. affordable, high energy density, low-carbon liquid fuels at scale using six methods including SAF and a mas-
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United’s Eco-Skies Alliance programme was launched in April development, methane gas capture at land-
2021and currently has collectively contributed toward the pur- fills, and reforestation.
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