ABU DHABI: ‘Sustainable Aviation Together’ says Boeing

“The Middle East has a ‘unique’ advantage with abundant sunlight, so through solar and through renewable electricity generation, there is a pathway called Power-to-Liquid SAF, and that’s where you can take that renewable electricity, C02 water and create liquid fuels, liquid hydrocarbons out of that,” said explained Ryan Faucett, vice president of environmental sustainability at The Boeing Company.

“What we see here in the Middle East is vast potential. In fact, a couple of years ago, we partnered to create a roadmap that articulated over 70% of the SAF needs, fuel needs, in the UAE can be met through SAF by 2050 just through this liquid pathway. So, now that we understand that, we can start the country down that path of creating its own fuel.”

Faucett outlined the ‘Five Pillars’ is crucial overall to sustainable skies.

“These are fleet renewal, operational efficiency, ground renewable energy, advanced technologies, and carbon management,” he explained.

Faucett said the key message from Boeing during GISS is: ‘Sustainable Aviation Together.’

“That means, it’s not one factor within the industry that’s going to be able to make progress, we all have to do our part,” he said. “So, Boeing as an OEM is going to do our part by making the most fuel-efficient aircraft we can. We will also do our part by advancing and championing SAF for the industry, and by convening stakeholders around the Five Pillars, so that we can make progress together.”