Various actors Aviation industry united with a common goal: to promote the use fuel stable which allow to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this sector and make Spain a benchmark for its production.

Airlines, operators and manufacturers, as well as the academic sector and some non-governmental organizations, launched this Monday Alliance for the Sustainability of Air Transport in Spain (AST), which aims to promote the development of sustainable aviation in all areas.

The governing board will be formed by the airline employers’ association, ALA; Manufacturers Airbus And Boeing; Aisne airport manager; navigation manager enaire; and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). And then there are the airlines. Air Europe, Air Nostrum, astringent, Iberia and Wyling. It also has CEOE, Ecodes, AOP, Exolum, Iata, Senasa, Tedae, Transport and Environment, and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM).

During a meeting held at Airbus headquarters in Getafethree working groups have been established to deal with various tasks in the areas of operations (led by Aena and Enaire), SAF (AOP) and regulatory market mechanisms (ALA). In addition to advancing the path of decarbonization, the Alliance has a desire to “identify and implement new technologies and innovative processes in a rational and orderly manner to ensure the sustainability of the aviation sector in the long term.”

The goal, they argue at the ALA, is “to provide an end-to-end response that advances this transition to a more sustainable mode of transport that the aviation sector is committed to.” From now on, the airline association says it is ready to “add more votes to help achieve this goal and look to the administration to achieve the necessary public-private collaboration to address this issue.”

Among other things, they want encourage large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Spain and make our country a reference country in the development of new technologies in the aviation industry. In addition, they intend to promote the development of initiatives that guarantee the cycling of the waste generated in this sector.

The alliance is also committed to offering disruptive technologies as well as other low-carbon alternatives and circular economy projects. Also encourage public-private collaboration to promote R&D and accelerate the development of low-carbon aircraft.

ALA President, Javier Gandara, stressed that the Alliance is responding to the aviation sector’s commitments with its gradual decarbonisation. “This Alliance will enable us to find the best path for the transition of the aviation sector we aspire to, through dialogue and cooperation, joining forces to ensure the sustainability of aviation in the future from this triple point of view: environmental, economic and social. “, he stated.

The so-called SAF is two to four times more expensive than kerosene, which in turn accounts for 30% of airline costs. But until there is enough production, such as switching to hydrogen, prices will not fall and airlines will not be able to increase their use, as Brussels wants.

“At Airbus, we have a clear goal: to be the pioneer of a sustainable aerospace sector for a safer and more connected world. This desire drives us in everything we do and develop. But it is clear that we cannot walk this path alone, we need to join forces with the forces of the entire sector, and the creation of the Alliance is a key milestone on this path, ”said the president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft in Spain. Ricardo Rojas.