Responding to the government announcement this week on its plans to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), BALPA General Secretary Amy Leversidge said: 

‘Aviation is critical to the UK’s economy, and this is another welcome move that will help to secure a thriving industry for the future. Aviationalready provides thousands of jobs and investment in green energy will create many more, as well as being essential for the industry to deliver on its environmental commitments. We want to see particular attention paid to ensuring that pilots can fly safely using SAF, so that every flight in the future is both a safe and sustainable flight.’