Airline ‘matchmaker' service created for sustainable aviation fuel
A type of Tinder for airlines should address the hot, sometimes fraught topic of sustainable jet fuel.
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) said its new sustainable aviation fuel matchmaker platform would match requests for fuel with offers.
Kiri Hannifin, Air New Zealand's chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer,
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Airline ‘matchmaker' service created for sustainable aviation fuel
A type of Tinder for airlines should address the hot, sometimes fraught topic of sustainable jet fuel. The International Air Transport Association (Iata) said its new sustainable aviation fuel matchmaker platform would match requests for fuel with offers. Kiri Hannifin, Air New Zealand's chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer,
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Otago Daily Times
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Air NZ ramps up capacity on Australia, Pacific flights
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