In an effort to promote biofuels for use by aircraft, Portland International Airport has joined with the Northwest Aviation biofuels industry as part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest Project. Other companies involved in the project are the Port of Portland, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK), Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University.
The concept is to assess and report on all the different phases of biofuels for aviation from production to the transportation of it for consumption by airlines. Part of this assessment will be to analyze the various biomass resources available for making biofuels including wood pulp, algae, and oilseeds. Climate Solutions is the managing company, a non-profit environmental organization with funding from the participating agencies including Portland International. It is expected to be completed over the next 6 months.
Air travel is efficient, yet one of the most harmful for the environment with over 2 percent of all carbon emissions coming from aircraft. This is why the industry as a whole is looking towards energy rich biofuels as the way forward for aviation instead of using harmful fossil fuels.
In a recent media release, Jim Albaugh, the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said that, “Developing a sustainable aviation fuel supply now is a top priority both to ensure continued economic growth and prosperity at regional levels and to support the broader aim of achieving carbon-neutral growth across the industry by 2020.”
Boeing Commercial Airplanes also mentioned that by 2015 they want to be using biofuels for about 1 percent of their annual fuel consumption along with other airlines and aviation companies, which is between 500 million and 600 million gallons. The 4-state initiative will begin in July with the main objective to find affordable and convenient pathways to make biofuels available commercially to all airlines.
If you are thinking about getting into aviation and working for airlines or even at the airports, you can check out Airline Job Finder for the latest aviation job openings. With the aviation industry looking to go into biofuels, it is a great time to start looking for green jobs in aviation. If you want to find out more about aviation maintenance jobs, airline jobs, airport jobs and more, all you have to do is become a member and you will gain access to all the information.
You can also look for details on various airline companies and learn more about their employment programs. Keep an eye on the Job Board for continuously updated job openings that you can apply for directly from the website. If you are interested in making a career change to aviation and are hoping to help out with the biofuels project among other things, then check out the qualifications that you need for each type of aviation job.
Once you discover the jobs in air travel that you really want to become involved in, Airline Job Finder will also be there to help you out in whatever capacity you require for finding and getting an aviation job.
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