Naples Aviation, the municipally-owned and operated FBO at Florida’s Naples Airport (KAPF), accepted its first load of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), making it the first such facility to carry continuous retail supplies of SAF—not just in the state, but in the entire Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.
The Avfuel-branded FBO received its delivery of blended SAF on Tuesday, marking the fuel provider’s first delivery of the renewable fuel from the Port Everglades terminal to an FBO.
In October, Avfuel announced a new supply agreement with fuel refiner Valero, which produces SAF using the HEFA process from used cooking oil, fats, and greases through its joint venture affiliate Diamond Green Diesel in Port Arthur, Texas.
“This is a huge step forward in scaling SAF distribution and adoption within the business aviation sector,” said Joel Hirst, Avfuel’s senior v-p of sales. “Avfuel is dedicated to making SAF more accessible throughout the United States, and deliveries like this one help further our commitment to supporting the business aviation industry in growing the use of SAF.”
Gulfstream has long received supplies of SAF at its Savannah headquarters for use in its flight testing and demonstration flights, while Embraer also has SAF deliveries to its U.S. facility in Melbourne, Florida, which are handled by the local Sheltair FBO.
Signature Aviation announced that its facilities in Miami and Palm Beach will begin offering SAF in January.