Maria Whittaker, Abra Group: The quest for SAF in Latin America
About this episode
Maria Whittaker discusses the challenges and opportunities of scaling sustainable aviation fuel in Latin America.
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, host Oscar is joined by Maria Whittaker, Corporate Responsibility Officer at Abra Group — the airline group behind Avianca and GOL, serving nearly 70 million passengers across Latin America. Maria unpacks the unique challenges and opportunities of scaling sustainable aviation fuel in a region where aviation provides essential connectivity, fuel costs represent up to 40% of operational expenses, and SAF production is still in its earliest stages. We cover: 🌎...
Topics covered
- sustainable aviation fuel
- aviation industry
- Latin America
- corporate responsibility
- fuel costs
- operational expenses
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