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Article: Airlines Sign First-of-Its-Kind Ongoing Supply Agreement with Rentech and ASIG for Renewable Synthetic Diesel Fuel to Be Used in LAX Ground Service Equipment.
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- Transportation Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 6, 2009
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The Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, announced that eight of its member airlines have signed an unprecedented agreement with Rentech, Inc. and Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) to purchase up to 1.5 million gallons per year of renewable synthetic diesel fuel (RenDiesel) for use in ground service equipment at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning in late 2012, when Rentech's plant to produce the fuel is scheduled to go into service.
The initial airline purchasers of RenDiesel are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest ...