Jetliners are bad for the climate because of their fuel. Several airlines are signing deals with a company that may help them reduce their environmental impact.
The Air Company is a startup that turns captured CO2 into jet fuel.
Virgin will purchase up to 100 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from the startup over the course of a decade, but the financial terms are not known.
The product of Air Company is appealing. The environmental angle is compelling, but it's also what's called a " drop-in " fuel, which means it works with traditional airplane engines. Airlines don't need to worry about replacing or repairing their aircraft because the fuel is cheap.
Sara Bodgan told Fast Company that Air Company's SAF has the potential to achieve commercial viability at scale and will be a game-changer for our industry.
Virgin Atlantic's vice president of corporate development told the news agency that they were excited to be working with Air Company.
In the grand scheme of air travel, 25 million gallons of jet fuel is not really that much. According to Statista, the industry's total jet fuel consumption was at a high of 10.28 billion gallons. That was a bad year for diseases. The industry burned more than 17 billion gallons in the previous year.
We're happy to see big-name businesses embrace sustainable changes, and we think Air Company is on to something. A proof of concept is exciting but not necessarily green.
Air Company will be sold to Virgin Atlantic.
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