United Airlines Touts SAF With Illinois Governor During 2024 Democratic National Convention
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is chemically identical to normal jet fuel, but made from renewable materials rather than fossil fuels. Per United, SAF can reduce carbon emissions (on a lifecycle basis) by up to 85%, compared to normal jet fuel.
United has been an early pioneer of the use of SAF in its fleet, though high costs of production have made it financially unfeasible compared to conventional fuel. However, United has recently brought SAF to O’Hare thanks to the Illinois SAF tax credits that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law in 2023 – the first legislation of its kind in the Midwest.
United tells Live And Let’s Fly it will celebrate that achievement this week to coincide with the Democratic National Convention:
At United, we figured with stakeholders from across the country attending the Democratic National Convention, that it would be a great time to recognize Illinois’ SAF policy leadership and encourage other states to follow their lead. That’s why we’ll be sharing a special video from Governor Pritzker with passengers departing from O’Hare via our customer communications text and email channels throughout the week.
This video will be shared with passengers arriving at and departing from ORD this week: