Sea-Tac, Delta aim to use more sustainable fuel. Will that help potential Longview company?

By: Henry Brannan

Outlets: The Columbian

Published: November 8, 2025

Words: 668

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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After a nearly 45-year career in tech and infrastructure and trying his hand in wind and other renewable energy technologies, Dave Smoot pivoted to sustainable aviation fuels in the 2010s.

His timing could not have been better.

Sustainability was the hot concept across the corporate world as consumers became increasingly aware of climate change.

Aviation insiders worried that headlines about the public’s concerns about the climate impacts of flying — which contributes to about 2.5 …

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