California Announces ‘Historic’ Sustainable Jet Fuel Deal With Major Airlines

The deal will increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel for interstate flights, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced.
California Announces ‘Historic’ Sustainable Jet Fuel Deal With Major Airlines
A business jet is refueled using Jet A fuel at the Henderson Executive Airport during the National Business Aviation Association exhibition in Las Vegas on Oct. 21, 2019. David Becker/Reuters
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California has reached what state officials are calling a “historic” agreement with the nation’s leading passenger and cargo airlines to bolster the use of sustainable aviation fuel for flights within the state.

The agreement was reached on Oct. 30 between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Airlines for America (A4A), an industry trade organization representing nearly a dozen major U.S. airlines, according to a statement from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.