The partial dehydrogenation (PDh) of hydrocarbons is emerging as a promising technology for high purity H-2 production, suitable to directly feed a fuel cell stack. In particular for direct on-board application this method has the advantage of avoiding the problem of gaseous or liquid hydrogen storage and allows the recovery of the dehydrogenated hydrocarbons for valuable usage. Partial dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends like kerosene could be a convenient way to increase the energy efficiency in aviation on-board applications. A series of trimetallic catalysts (1%Pt-1%Sn-[x]%In/gamma-Al2O3 with x=0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) has been prepared for low sulfur kerosene dehydrogenation. Particularly remarkable is the enhancement of activity and stability observed for In/Pt/Sn weight ratio of 0.5:1:1 which provides an average H-2 production of 2900 NL h(-1) kgeaci (86.7 NL L-kerosene(-1)), sufficient to produce approximate to 2.9 kW of electricity. The hydrogen yield achieved is 6.4% w/w with a TOF (turnover factor) of 0.69 s(-1). (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.