FGA discussing transition finance, SAF and the role of the lessors

Air Finance Journal, 29th September 2022 With limited options to significantly reduce emissions in the short-term, the aviation industry is pinning many of its hopes of reaching net zero by 2050 on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). “It’s going to have to be SAF,” Todd Wolynski, partner at law firm White & Case, tells delegates at …

easyJet stops carbon offset use

Why does this make sense for easyJet? * Science Based Targets (SBTi) do not accept offsets as a carbon reduction *However, sustainable aviation fuel is accepted as a reduction in aviation by SBTi so it is possible to use a SAF unit or credit instead, some view it is a different kind of offset or …

Independent consultants vs big firms

We’ve chosen to keep FGA independent, agnostic and flexible. Why? We can give advice which is truly sustainable and without an agenda We make ethical decisions on who we work with and make sure we don’t cut those out that supported in the name of competition Avoids ‘collaboration-washing’ – with conflicts of interest at play …

Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress – Amsterdam

We are very happy to have moderated 2 panels with some excellent panellists and topics at the SAF Congress hosted in Amsterdam this June over 2 days. 20th Jun Panel 1: *Offtaker and corporate perspectives: Adapting aviation to reduce carbon emissions and make business mobility more sustainable Nicole Sautter (American Express Global Business Travel) Mariela McIlwraith, Wineke Haagsma (PwC …

FGA at The Economist – Sustainability Week

At the East London location of the Barbican, on Tuesday 22nd March, was the in-person day of the 7th Annual Sustainability Week of The Economist, focusing on green investment and scaling technology for the energy transition, moving away from fossils fuels. The panels of the day consisting of assets managers, carbon reporting companies, economists, academics, …

Diversity and Inclusion in Aviation

Yesterday we attended an event by Avi – ALL – Aviation for All on the topic of D&I. As an industry that has around 20% of women there is still a way to go on balance and diversity. It was an interesting event which discussed culture, mentoring, biases, language used, education of younger people, #girlsinSTEM and …

What is electric regional air mobility?

This week FGA joined a group of aviation experts in Malta at MACE to discuss region air mobility (RAM) and the business case for electrification of RAM. Having already met Stein Nilsen, CEO of the Norwegian airline Widerø, this year to discuss their electric strategy, it is clear that electrification is on its way. It …

The SAF status

As we head for COP26 where delegates are flying on green fuel, have had The Business Show live in person, discussed the SAF journey as part of a masterclass with easyJet’s Sustainability Director and Salesforce’s Travel Manager we do see some themes are emerging and would like to sum up some of the points. We …

How do we ‘market’ climate action?

When a company wants to sell a product market research is conducted to understand consumer behaviours and attitudes. Then marketeers or advertising agencies create a strategy and communication campaign that will suit the segment of consumers targeted, which often resonates with them on different levels. Generally the product has to fit society’s needs at the …