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WFS begins HVO biofuel
trial in airside transport

fleet in London

orldwide Flight Services (WFS), a
Wmember of the SATS Group, has started
a three-month trial using hydrotreated or
hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in its
airside transport fleet at London’s Heathrow
Airport. This initiative comes in support of
Mercedes-Benz cuts 11,000 tonnes SATS’ environmental, social and governance
(ESG) group priorities and Heathrow’s goal
CO2 with Kuehne+Nagel partnership for all airport vehicles to be zero-emission
or using biofuels by 2030. The trial, which
commenced on July 1, 2024, involves two
uxury car maker, Mercedes Benz, Air, flying from Stuttgart in Germany, to of WFS’s airside transport vehicles. Based on
Lin partnership with Kuehne+Nagel Birmingham in Alabama in the US. Since the successful outcome of the trial, WFS will
(K+N), has reduced CO2 emissions by 2019, K+N has been the airfreight partner begin increasing the use of biofuel across its
around 11,000 tonnes using sustainable to Mercedes-Benz, providing logistical fleet of 77 airside vehicles, which conduct
aviation fuel (SAF) on charter flights. support in the US. Notably, they've been approximately 130,000 truck movements
This initiative, ongoing for over a year, leveraging sustainable fuels for over a a year at Heathrow in support of 10 airline
utilises K+N's Boeing 747-8 freighter year to drive Mercedes-Benz's ambitious customers. The biofuel provider for the trial is
cargo aircraft, 'Inspire,' operated by Atlas supply chain decarbonisation efforts. Airport Energy, part of WP Group.

ASL Aviation commits to hydrogen-electric

engines with ZeroAvia

SL Aviation Holdings has signed an aircraft of this scale. The firm order of 10 Aviation Holdings has also developed
Aagreement with ZeroAvia for up to engines, with a further option for up to an industry forum – ASL CargoVision –
20 hydrogen-electric engines for retrofit another 10, and an agreement related together with leading new technology
into its operated fleet of ATR regional to retrofit services builds on an earlier companies to raise awareness of
turboprop aircraft, creating some of agreement between the two companies innovative new technologies and
the world’s first zero-emission freight announced in November 2021. ASL sustainability for air cargo operations.
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