Uses and impacts Aviation fuel “uplift” means fuel deliveries, which makes it a useful proxy for several aspects of airport impacts. But the fuels aircraft burn are very different, and they break down into two classes: kerosene-based (Jet-A), used by commercial jets, and gasoline-based (AvGas), used by the piston-engine aircraft common to private pilots. Money
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Story Highlights Airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport consumed 709.46 million gallons of jet fuel in 2025. Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines purchased over 388 million gallons combined last year. The Port of Seattle plans to expand fuel storage capacity to meet sustainability goals. Airlines flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hit a new high
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Today, in collaboration with INERATEC, MB Energy, and Hamburg Airport, KLM Cityhopper operated a passenger flight between Amsterdam and Hamburg using a 5% blend of synthetic kerosene (e-SAF). This is the first passenger flight to Germany using this fuel. With this, KLM once again demonstrates that flying on e-SAF is technically possible, despite the current challenges
2026-05-12
Department of Ecology News Release – May 13, 2026 SEATTLE – After failing to pay a decade’s worth of back fees related to their underground storage tanks supplying King County International Airport – Boeing Field, Signature Aviation, Shultz, Inc., Sky Services, and King County have been penalized $19,681 by the Washington Department of Ecology. The
2026-04-23
Alaska Air Group executives said on a call with analysts Tuesday that the airline has cut some high-frequency service in the face of rising jet fuel prices. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Apr 22, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? Alaska Air Group cut capacity by around 1%
Multiple Lufthansa Group aircraft, including Airbus A320-family jets, parked at a terminal. Visible registration markings include D-AIDK and D-AIUT, with 'Member of Lufthansa Group' text visible on at least one aircraft tail.
A Swissport fueling technician in a yellow high-visibility vest and red trousers operates a Jet A fuel truck (unit 3525) alongside a commercial aircraft. The truck bears FLAMMABLE / JET A / NO SMOKING placards and UN hazmat placard 1863, standard markings for aviation turbine fuel.
An Air France Airbus A350-900 (registration F-HTYI) is being refueled on the tarmac by a Total 'Biocarburant Aérien Durable SAF' (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) tanker truck. Ground crew in high-visibility gear oversee the fueling operation under overcast skies, likely at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
A ground crew member in an orange high-visibility vest refuels an Air Canada Express regional jet using a PrimeFlight Aviation Services fuel cart (unit #4159) carrying Jet-A fuel (UN hazmat placard 1863). The cart is labeled 'FLAMMABLE' and 'NO SMOKING,' and a hose runs from the cart to the underwing fuel port of the aircraft.
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