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SAF

PATRICK: +27 (0)82 565 8864 1971 Beechcraft Baron E55
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL BRENDAN: +27 (0)72 244 4958 Stripping for Spares
Call for Parts Price and Availability
PHIL: +27 (0)83 284 3898
Tom Parsons, Air bp’s commercial development manager,
low carbon, gives the low down on sustainable aviation fuel

THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE
AVIATION FUEL (SAF) IS ON THE
RISE, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? 2011 Quest Kodiak 100 * 2005 Mooney Ovation 2 GX 1961 Aerospatiale

SAF stands for sustainable aviation 2300 Hours TT Airframe and Engine. 600 Hours Since New.Air Conditioning, Alouette 2
fuel. It’s produced from sustainable PT-6A-34, 750SHP, Garmin G1000 Avionics, Certified for Icing Conditions. 11400HRS TT, 12-Year completed in
External Baggage Compartment,
feedstocks and is very similar in its 29” Wheel Upgrade, Air Conditioning. One of the best! May 2017. Registered NTCA.
chemistry to traditional fossil jet fuel. Price: US$ 265 000 Price: R 2 300 000

Using SAF results in a reduction in Price: US$ 1 150 000

carbon emissions compared to the
traditional jet fuel it replaces over

the lifecycle of the fuel. Some typical
feedstocks used are cooking oil and
other non-palm waste oils from animals
or plants; solid waste from homes and
businesses, such as packaging, paper,
textiles, and food scraps that would are developing new SAF supply chains. combined the latest in aircraft efficiency

otherwise go to landfill or incineration. and the use of SAF to cut emissions by 46%
Other potential sources include forestry In 2016 Air bp created a strategic partner-

waste, such as waste wood, and energy ship with Fulcrum BioEnergy with an initial compared to regular flights on the same 2004 Airvan 8 * 2009 Lancair Legacy * 1969 Cessna 182M
crops, including fast growing plants and investment of $30 million. The Californian route. In all, we have supplied around 25 4500 Hours TT Airframe Paint by Robin Coss in 2019 5400 Hours TT Airframe

algae. Air bp’s SAF is currently made from company is building its first plant in Reno, different customers with SAF so far. 300 Hours SMOH Engine Your personal rocket ship.
used cooking oil and animal waste fat. Nevada, which will produce sustainable HOW DOES THE COST OF SAF Ready to work MUST BE SEEN! 1100 Hours SMOH Engine
Price: R 800 000
transport fuel made from household waste.
WHY IS SAF IMPORTANT? Fulcrum intends to construct additional COMPARE TO TRADITIONAL JET Price: US$ 380 000 Price: US$ 150 000

FUEL?

Jet fuel packs a lot of energy for its weight facilities and ultimately plans to supply us

and it is this energy density that has with over 50 million US gallons of SAF per SAF is currently more costly than traditional

fossil jet fuel. That’s down to a combination

really enabled commercial flight. Today, year. of the current availability of sustainable
there aren’t any other viable options for IS IT SAFE TO USE? feedstocks and the continuing develop-

transporting groups of people quickly over

very long distances, so we’re dependent on SAF can be blended at up to 50% with ment of new production technologies. As

this type of fuel in aviation. A return flight traditional jet fuel and all quality tests are the technology matures it will become

more efficient and so the expectation is

between London and San Francisco has completed as per a traditional jet fuel. that it will become less costly for custom-

a carbon footprint per economy ticket of The blend is then re-certified as Jet A or ers. We are seeing increased uptake of
nearly 1 tonne of CO2e. With the aviation Jet A-1. It can be handled in the same way

industry expected to double to over 8 as a traditional jet fuel, so no changes are SAF as our customers and their passengers

billion passengers by 2050, it is essential required in the fuelling infrastructure or increasingly recognize and value the 1948 Ercoupe 415E 2009 Ford GT40 Mk.1 Replica * 1965 Mooney M20E
benefits of the emission reductions.

that we act to reduce aviation’s carbon for an aircraft wanting to use SAF. In 2016, 2040 Hours TT Airframe, 757 Hrs SMOH Ford 351 Windsor V8, Remote Oil Cooler, Good paint and interior.

emissions and SAF is one way in which Air we were the first operator to commence IS SAF REALLY THE KEY TO MAKING Engine (Lycoming O-235), All-new wing Spec High Performance Clutch, Audi 5-Spd 2X Garmin G5s and GNS430W.
bp is doing that. commercial supply of SAF through an AVIATION GREENER? internals, fabric skins, extended range tanks Gearbox. Beautiful Gulf-themed paint job with The ultimate short field Mooney.
existing hydrant fuelling system, at and fresh paint throughout. cleared-in decals. A Fantastic complex IFR trainer.

HOW MUCH CARBON DOES IT Norway’s Oslo Airport. SAF can drop straight into existing infra- Price: R 350 000 (Private Sale) Price: To Swop for What Have You Price: R 680 000

SAVE? IS SAF SUITABLE FOR ALL AIR- structure and aircraft. It has the potential

SAF gives an impressive reduction of up to CRAFT? to provide a lifecycle carbon reduction of OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR SALE
up to 80% compared to the traditional jet

80% in carbon emissions over the lifecycle * 1981 Mooney M20J 201

of the fuel compared to traditional jet fuel Any aircraft certified for using the current fuel it replaces. 2009 Dyn'Aero MCR4-S 2015 Airvan 8

it replaces, depending on the sustainable specification of jet fuel can use SAF. SAF will play a really important role in 100Hrs all components 1948 Ercoupe 415e

feedstock used, production method and WHO HAS AIR BP SUPPLIED? meeting the aviation industry’s carbon SNEW. Turbocharged, 1969 Cessna 182M

the supply chain to the airport. To date, Air bp has supplied SAF at 16 reduction targets, however, we need to use Carbon Fibre, 4-Seat LSA
all the options to reduce carbon that we

WHO DOES AIR BP PARTNER WITH locations across three continents. Air bp’s have available. Price: EUR 130 000 (Private Sale)

TO SUPPLY SAF? SAF has been used to fuel many different There are several broad opportunities

Air bp has announced collaborations with types of aircraft from small private jets to for carbon reduction across the industry

two companies: in 2018 the business signed large passenger aircraft. We have a supply such as more efficient aircraft design,

an agreement with leading renewable chain established in Sweden, from which smarter operations * Maintained by the only Mooney Factory approved

fuel producer Neste, which produces we are supplying locations across the re- and the development Maintenance and Repair Facility in Africa. Unless
sustainable aviation fuel made from gion. It was this supply chain that enabled of future technologies otherwise stated all prices are exclusive of VAT

100% renewable waste and residue raw us to fuel Braathens Regional Airlines for like electrification. In

materials. Through this collaboration we its ‘Perfect Flight’ back in May 2019, which that regard, in 2016 Air To page 38
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