SUSTAINABLE AVIATION JET FUELS WHAT AIRPORT EXECUTIVES NEED TO KNOW

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1 SUSTAINABLE AVIATION JET FUELS WHAT AIRPORT EXECUTIVES NEED TO KNOW

2 AGENDA Why do airport executives need to be informed? SAF activity already happening/ in development Areas where SAF may be expected SAF Basics Leading SAF Introduction at your airport ACI-NA collaboration and resources

3 WHY DO AIRPORT EXECUTIVES NEED TO BE INFORMED? ATAG Industry commitment Goal of 50% net carbon emissions reduction by 2050 compared to 2005 Four-pillar strategy to meet this goal includes Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel (SAF) as a significant contributor Some activity may already be occurring at your airports or coming soon

4 SAF ACTIVITY ALREADY HAPPENING/ IN DEVELOPMENT Supply discussions will occur on case-by-case basis, primarily between buyer and seller, and typically on a proprietary basis Airports have experienced receiving a phone call with few weeks notice of demonstration flight is happening Recent airport-related activity LAX Qantas / SG Preston supply agreement ORD Gevo Fly Green day infra demo with 9 airline participants YYZ GARDN sponsored infra demo (CBSCI) with Air Canada Fulcrum launched in Reno, Red Rock launched in S. Oregon, with supply targeted for CA s Bay Area SEA Multiple efforts/messaging SFO Stakeholder Working Group established BNE Intentions announced for supply demo GVA Neste to supply 1% using facilitating $ (Fed and Airport )

5 WHICH AIRPORTS SHOULD EXPECT SAF TO BE BROUGHT TO THEM? All California airports Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Primary foreign carrier destinations Cities near announced production facilities Airports without infrastructure constraints Hubs or Focus Cities of certain US carriers North American airlines with offtake agreements or recent activity:

6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR YOUR COMMUNITY MAY ALSO ENCOURAGE AIRPORT TO LEAD SAF EFFORT Potential Benefits include: Reductions in criteria pollutants impacting Local Air Quality Economic benefits in area where SAF is being produced Mitigation of jet fuel price volatility SAJF usage will, depending on type: Significantly reduce SOx and PM Generally reduce CO and UHC emissions (lifecycle CO 2 reduced) Minimally reduce or have no effect on NOx emissions HAPs impact TBD (some expected)

7 SAF BASICS Certified to ASTM standard It still smells like jet fuel! Drop-in Aircraft and infrastructure cannot tell the difference Sources include Used cooking oil Tallow Energy crops Agricultural and forestry residues Municipal waste All airlines using the fuel system will receive SAF LAX experience - United has SAF uptake with direct delivery to LAX fuel farm. If you ve flown out of LAX (any airline) since March 2016, you ve flown on a SAF.

8 LEADING SAF INTRODUCTION AT YOUR AIRPORT Primary Criteria: Determine whether blended fuel can be delivered to a location that enables easy access to the current airport fuel storage and delivery infrastructure Step 1: Develop an understanding of how SAJF can be most easily accommodated into your existing infrastructure If there are infrastructure challenges consider following SEA-TAC s approach Identify, quantify, rank the types of options that could be pursued to enable incorporation, and whether funding exists to enable such

9 CAAFI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AIRPORT THAT WANT TO LEAD SAF INTRODUCTION Signal interest, intent and engage in collaborative communications with your stakeholders Determine how your interest can translate to tangible assistance Conduct infrastructure feasibility evaluations Work on influencing for supportive policy / incentives E.g. how to deal with the CA LCFS policy which will be a strong pull for the majority of SAJF deliveries over the next decade Avoid Establishing goals where you cannot provide tangible impact Mandates for usage that short-circuit normal market-based progress

10 POTENTIAL AREAS FOR ACI-NA MEMBER COLLABORATION Develop a method to systematically evaluate airports suitability for SAJF introduction Perhaps develop infrastructure study template that yields meaningful/actionable results Leverage work already accomplished by suppliers and airlines, and additional resources/expertise Coordinate communication approach to dispel misconceptions amongst the fuel handling and airport communities Share lessons learned that might include Working with fuel consortium Infrastructure/access considerations Funding Use and lease negotiations

11 ACI-NA MEMBER RESOURCES ACI-NA working with members and stakeholders to establish forum for information exchange New Sustainability Integration and Advisory Council possible item CAAFI ACI-NA is a member and has a seat on the Steering Group CAAFI recently hired an assistant director, Chris Tindal, who is tasked with increasing airport outreach

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13 COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS SAJF are a decade away from reality SAJF are still somehow unproven, unsafe, or inferior SAJF must be sequestered at the airport, or burden infrastructure, or handling SAJF will have burdensome tracking requirements The low price of oil has stopped all such efforts Airports have no skin in the game

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