Stop the presses (or the HTML as it were). Justin is back! Our CEO has been meeting the press and working to build this 10 million dollar company. With all that, he still finds the time to get busy on the blog posts. Sometimes he’ll blog on the “fly” (see the photo of him in the cockpit below) and leave his words in the capable hands of John or I to publish. He has a wealth of information to share with you from the 4th Green Transportation and Logistics Summit, which he attended in San Francisco recently. Those posts are coming up, but today’s “words from the CEO” center around a topic that is at the forefront of media coverage. Read on and see what knowledge Justin is dropping today… -Chevon

“I thought it was bad enough that airlines have to fight high fuel prices, competition and other industry pressures. But with corporate America increasingly focused on sustainability it seems it would behoove the industry to seriously “take the fight to the fuels”

First Global Xpress works closely with commercial airlines to be able to deliver our shipments all over the world. By flying direct and not using a hub-and–spoke approach, we are lowering the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with our clients’ shipments internationally. When one digs further into this method of transit to look for even greater efficiencies, we quickly find ourselves conversing about the possibility of fueling these commercial flights with bio-fuels. I think an important thing to consider under this thought experiment would be the ramifications of bio-fuels on global food supplies. The aviation industry would have to be careful in the selection of “what” bio fuels are used.

The NRDC, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the WWF is working closely with industry leaders like Boeing, Virgin Airlines and others. You can click here to read the pledge that all involved are taking in order to combat the growing problem of global warming and dependence on fossil fuels in aviation.

I can’t forecast with any clarity what exactly will come from these market leaders. However, I am confident that “something” is being done in regard to the viability of jet fuel proper being the fuel of choice for aviation industry. What I do know is that FGX is going to do its part to sustain the systems and assets within our control. FGX will work closely with the airlines in the coming years. We will create stronger partnerships with them as our business grows and continues to shift the shipping practices of our international clients away from the hub and spoke model in favor of the super efficient direct shipping model.”

-Justin

Tags: airlines, bio fuel, Direct international shipping, fossil fuels

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