Moving toward sustainable aviation fuel at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Elizabeth Leavitt, Stephanie Meyn, Arlyn Purcell and Leslie Stanton

Journal of Airport Management, 2018, vol. 12, issue 4, 391-398

Abstract: The Port of Seattle (the port) as the operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has been a leader in supporting research and development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). After completing a collaborative effort to define a ‘flight path’ to create an SAF industry in Washington State, the port decided to shift toward a market development role. This role involves developing adequate infrastructure to receive, store and handle aviation biofuels; participating in programmes to reduce the incremental cost of aviation biofuels relative to fossil jet fuel; and finding means to send a market signal to incentivise regional aviation biofuels production. This paper discusses recent studies which laid the foundation for the port’s next steps. The studies, which were sponsored by the port, address infrastructure feasibility and funding.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable aviation; sustainable aviation fuel/SAF; aviation biofuels; alternative jet fuel; climate protection; carbon reduction strategies; air quality; efficiency improvements; green transportation; Port of Seattle; Washington; aviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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