Wed, Feb 04, 2009
Air Transport Association Applauds Agreement
This week, the US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture
(USDA) agreed to release up to $25 million in funding for research
and development of biofuels, including aviation biofuels. That
decision was heralded by the Air Transport Association, lobbying
group for most major US airlines.
ATA is a founding and principal member of the Commercial
Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), and has been working
to hasten the availability of these funds, pursuant to the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (commonly known as the 2008
Farm Bill).
This announcement is the first step in implementing provisions
found in the 2008 Farm Bill that provide grants for
commercial-scale biofuel demonstration projects, including those
that could ultimately produce clean, homegrown, renewable jet fuel.
This program will work in conjunction with other provisions in the
Farm Bill that were implemented earlier this year to provide loan
guarantees for construction of commercial-scale alternative fuels
production facilities.
"We are thrilled that the Obama administration has worked
quickly to secure this funding for alternative energy," said ATA
President and CEO James C. May. "This commitment to the research
and development of advanced renewable fuels will allow for
commercial-scale demonstration projects and other important
activities that will move us closer to commercially viable,
environmentally friendly alternative jet fuel. ATA and its member
airlines look forward to working with the federal government to
further promote the rapid development of these exciting new fuel
sources."
ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90
percent of all US airline passenger and cargo traffic.
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