Lufthansa CEO Tells Automakers to Keep Their Hands Off Synthetic Aviation Fuels

Carsten Spohr at the Munich Motor Show in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

Airlines will need all of the world’s synthetic aviation fuel, meaning there won’t be any left for cars, the head of Europe’s biggest airline group told Germany’s automakers.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr said so-called sustainable aviation fuels offer the only workable path to decarbonizing air travel, though supplies are tight.