Natureair has just started Costa Rica’s first alternative fueling station thru its own aviation fueling company, Aerotica. Since June 2008, Aerotica has been offering biodiesel, in addition to aviation gas and jet fuel.
Natureair purchased this fifty year old business in 2003, three years after creating Costa Rica’s only carbon neutral airline, recently recognized by the United Nations Environmental Program for this achievement. According to Alexi Huntley Khajavi, Commercial Director for the airline, “ We originally purchased Aerotica to ensure that our most important resource would be of the highest quality and that the fueling process would be controlled by Natureair. We take on-time performance very seriously and if we can directly manage our fuel trucks and ensure that they will give priority to fueling our planes, we eliminate crucial variables to our successful operations.”
Currently, the airline purchases the refined biodiesel from a local provider, while the supply is complemented by cooking oil brought in from the homes of Natureair employees. According to Mr. Khajavi, they are analyzing their ability to sell biodiesel on a retail basis in the future. [...]
January 26, 2009
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