Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at the Geneva Airport this month for those traveling to the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) taking place May 28-30.

United Therapeutics, the biotechnology company that sponsored development of an electric-powered Robinson R44 helicopter, is continuing to advance the concept as a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft.

The start of the 2024 International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s 30th World Assembly was marked by an upbeat assessment from a gathering of general aviation leaders about the current state of the industry, and the potential for a coming era of flight to be more safe, secure and sustainable than ever.

Growing demand for aviation fuel in the airline industry propels the market growth.

Industry leaders laid out their road plan toward net zero by 2025 on Thursday before the Aero Club of Washington, outlining an effort to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel and introduce all-electric and hybrid (and ultimately hydrogen) aircraft.

Key leaders in the business aviation community’s mission to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 took center stage at a May 2 Washington aviation policy forum to detail the sector’s comprehensive focus on sustainability, in a panel discussion moderated by National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen.