NBAA Welcomes Increased Capitol Hill Focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuels
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has recognized a bipartisan congressional request to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for a study exploring effective policy measures to expand awareness, availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-4-OR), chair of the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I), joined ranking member Sam Graves (R-6-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Chair Rick Larsen (D-2-WA) and panel ranking member Garret Graves (R-6-LA) in a March 18 letter requesting the GAO examine government policies that both help and hinder “the development, certification, production, deployment and use of SAF,” as well as policies that could help to accelerate deployment of such fuels.
The congressional request for the GAO study comes as leaders in industry and government have stepped up their calls for increasing the fuels’ availability.
See Bolen’s recent testimony regarding SAF and other sustainability technologies. Review Bolen’s testimony in its entirety.
The business aviation community has been at the forefront of SAF development, which has the potential to dramatically reduce carbon emissions from aviation. Last year, a coalition of industry groups published a guide for promoting SAF use. Shortly thereafter, a coalition of industry stakeholders gathered for the inaugural Business Aviation Sustainability Summit to discuss strategies for accelerating use of the fuels.
The sector moves the conversation forward with another upcoming event – the European SAF Summit, scheduled for April 20. More information about the industry’s work to advance SAF use is available at futureofsustainablefuel.com.