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The complaint centres on Qantas’ ‘fly carbon neutral’ product, promotion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and the credibility of the company’s net zero transition, and suggests a lack of clear targets and credible transition strategies.
The project has secured $760,000 in Queensland Government funding and aims to start construction in 2026. It will use LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology to create ethanol-based fuel, with the expectation of 102 million litres of SAF per year.
The carrier, which is also withdrawing from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), said “many of the levers” it needs to meet its target, including the ability to acquire new aircraft, availability and affordability of alternative fuels, and regulatory and policy support, are out of its hands.
The new investment is part of Qantas’ $400 million climate fund, which also includes its partnership with Airbus to develop a domestic SAF industry.
The Australian company, part-owned by Rex, unveiled the powertrain at an event in Seville, the first of its kind in Spain. The system demonstrated in Seville was designed for a Beechcraft King Air, and comes after Dovetail had been on the hunt for a European location since 2022.
Ground testing on the powertrain for electric aviation firm AMSL Aero’s Vertiia eVTOL aircraft is underway at Bankstown, with cylinders of hydrogen fuel on-site and in use.
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