United Airlines plans to use US rubbish to fly planes
Airlines have used sustainable fuel since 2008 to try to cut emissions, but so far that represents barely 1% of the fuel used worldwide
13 April 2021 - 17:53
Chicago/Bengaluru — United Airlines said on Tuesday it had partnered with global firms including Nike and Siemens in an “Eco-Skies Alliance” to finance use of about 3.4-million gallons of low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuel derived from trash, in 2021.
Though tiny compared with the 4.3-billion gallons of jet fuel that United consumed in 2019 prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the amount triples the roughly one-million gallons of sustainable fuel it has used each year since 2016...
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