Aviation chief Willie Walsh pleads for more green fuel to save air travel

Willie Walsh, the former Aer Lingus chief, implored oil producers to make more low-emissions aviation fuel, warning the future of commercial air travel depends on the industry’s successful decarbonisation.

Sustainable aviation fuel is the best available tool for cutting emissions, Walsh, who is the current head of global airlines’ biggest trade group, the International Air Transport Association, said at an aviation summit in Singapore Monday. Demand for the cleaner-burning fuel far outstrips supply, even though ...