Delta's big plans for sustainable aviation fuel need incentives up and down supply chain

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A Delta jet seen here at takeoff. The airline has ambitious goals for sustainable aviation fuel. Credit: Visual Hunt/TDelCoro
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A Delta jet seen here at takeoff. The airline has ambitious goals for sustainable aviation fuel. Credit: Visual Hunt/TDelCoro

Delta Air Lines pledged in 2021 to use SAF for at least 10 per cent of the fuel filling its planes by 2030 - Here's a progress report on how that's going

Delta Air Lines pledged in 2021 to use sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, for at least 10 per cent of the fuel filling its planes by 2030. Since then, it has funded a production hub in Minnesota and...

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