Items Tagged with "Southwest Airlines"

Southwest Airlines and Phillips 66 Partner on SAF Development

Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Phillips 66 to support the development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel.The two companies completed a memorandum of understanding April 22 for the project, which will focus on public awareness, research and development. Under the MoU, the two w Read More...

Southwest Airlines Plans Carbon Neutral Business Growth

Southwest Airlines announced Oct. 18 its plan to maintain carbon neutrality to 2019 carbon levels while growing its operations over the next 10 years.The airline is pursuing a goal to reach full carbon neutrality by 2050 and plans to reduce Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions per available seat mile by 2 Read More...

Southwest Airlines Signs Agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Southwest Airlines Co. announced a 15-year offtake agreement with Velocys Renewables LLC for 219 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to manufacture net-zero 1 fuel and lower CO2 emissions to use the lowest carbon intensity sustainable aviation fuel available.After being blended with c Read More...

Southwest Airlines Invests in SAF company

Southwest Airlines Co. announced an investment into SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC , a company formed by D3MAX, LLC , as part of a Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project to develop and produce scalable, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAFFiRE is funded with a DOE grant matched by Southwest's inves Read More...

Southwest Airlines to Document SAF Use  

Southwest Airlines will provide Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) inventory accounting and documentation services through 4AIR, a rating system focused on comprehensive sustainability in aviation.In October 2021, the carrier announced a series of near-term goals, actions, and initiatives in support of Read More...

Southwest Airlines Purchases SAF

Southwest Airlines Co. announced an offtake agreement for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The 20-year agreement was signed with USA BioEnergy, LLC. Once the SAF is blended with conventional jet fuel, it could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of n Read More...

Southwest Airlines Invests $30M in SAF

Southwest Airlines Co. made a $30 million investment into the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.The airline signed an agreement with LanzaJet, Inc.,  a sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, for the investment.The two companies al Read More...

Southwest Airlines Acquires SAF Co

Southwest Airlines announced the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC, as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures LLC. SAFFiRE is part of a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project to develop SAF, according to an announc Read More...

Southwest Airlines Signs Agreement for Electric Aircraft

Southwest Airlines Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks.The agreement was signed with Archer Aviation Inc. and will utilize Archer’s eVTOL aircraft at California airports where Southwest® operates. Archer Aviation i Read More...

Southwest Airlines Signs for SAF in Chicago

Southwest Airlines Co. announced a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement to bring SAF to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW).The agreement was signed with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation.Southwest will purchase a minimum of 3.6 mi Read More...