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Business Aviation Committed to


                Achieving Sustainability Goals




                                                      By Jay Menon

             usiness aviation has been      Operators using book-and-claim      Jet Aviation makes SAF avail-
             putting a strong empha-        upload traditional fossil-based     able for any customer worldwide
       B sis on sustainability and          fuel at a participating FBO or fuel  through their book & claim
        achieving net-zero carbon emis-     supplier, but they receive credit   program.
        sions by increasing the use of      for buying SAF at another air-
        sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).    port where SAF is available. The  “We are delighted to bring SAF
        The industry’s commitment to        process creates a system that       to EBACE again this year,” said
        sustainability was on display       allows operators to offset their    Joao Martins, Jet Aviation’s vice
        even before the official opening    use of fossil-based fuel.           president of FBO operations in
        of the recently held European                                           Europe and GM Zurich. “SAF is
        Business Aviation Convention        European Business Aviation          an important part of our efforts
        & Exhibition (EBACE2024), as        Association (EBAA) Secretary-       towards a more sustainable
        global business aviation lead-      General Holger Krahmer said,        future, for the industry, and for
        ers discussed the many steps        “book-and-claim is not a ‘gre-      Jet Aviation. We were proud to
        being taken around the globe to     enwashing system’, as some          be the first company to bring
        reduce emissions.                   suggest, but rather a proper        SAF to Switzerland, in 2020, and
                                            tool for making SAF available.      since then we have continued to
                                            Business aviation is a front        work in partnership to increase
        “It’s a multipronged approach,”     runner in the fight for a tough,    availability in the region, and
        said National Business              but flexible, book-and-claim        globally.
        Aviation Association (NBAA)         system.”
        President and CEO Ed Bolen.                                             As the aviation industry
        “But a commitment to net-zero       In this regard, Jet Aviation, a     embraces book and claim as
        carbon emissions is reflected       wholly owned subsidiary of          a critical mechanism for SAF
        at all levels of our industry.”     General Dynamics, had made          procurement, several challenges

                                            SAF available at the Geneva         remain. Global acceptance of
        Panelists agreed that SAF, along    Airport for those traveling to the   this chain of custody method
        with a book-and-claim system,       EBACE2024. It delivered a 35        remains uncertain, with regu-
        is key to achieving the industry’s   per cent blend of SAF, marking     latory frameworks evolving at
        goals, along with continuing to     the company’s third year provid-    different paces. The amended
        make innovations in technology.     ing SAF for EBACE.                  EU Emissions Trading System

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