In Hong Kong, South China Morning Post reported that Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has urged the government to develop a longer-term plan for sustainable aviation fuel beyond 2030, including mandatory targets and consistent policies to help scale up the industry and meet the city’s climate goals. The airline made the call after […]
In the Netherlands, Emerson has been awarded a contract by Technip Energies to provide automation technologies for the SkyNRG sustainable aviation fuel plant. Emerson said the facility will be the first dedicated greenfield SAF production facility in Europe. Emerson said its DeltaV integrated control and safety system (ICSS) will help ensure safe, reliable startup and […]
In the Netherlands, Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Fraunhofer IKTS and AVL are joining forces on a program designed to develop a next-generation power-to-liquids (PTL) process based on solid oxide co-electrolysis technology for the production of synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF) from CO2 and low-carbon electricity. The collaboration will last four years and deliver an integrated […]
In Serbia, Ex-Yu reported that Air Serbia sees sustainable aviation fuel as an important element of the aviation industry’s decarbonization efforts but says its price and limited availability remain major obstacles to wider adoption. Speaking at the OIE Serbia conference, the carrier’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Bosko Rupić, said SAF currently accounts for […]
In South Africa, Sasol and White Desert announced a SAF partnership. Announced at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, the agreement will see Sasol’s first commercial SAF volumes supplied to White Desert for its Cape Town-to-Antarctica expeditions. The partnership brings together South African technical expertise and customer demand to deliver practical lower-carbon solutions for aviation, said […]
In Tennessee, FedEx said it is scaling its sustainable aviation fuel procurement through new agreements projected to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat SAF across five U.S. airports through calendar year 2027. The agreements span FedEx operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Oakland International Airport (OAK), Miami International Airport (MIA), John F. […]
In Belgium, the European Commission recently adopted a new decision allocating EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances to airlines for using sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in 2025. Under this decision, EU ETS support for SAF uptake in 2025 amounts to about 5.2 million ETS allowances, worth approximately $494 million and distributed among 130 operators. This […]
In the UK, Airport Industry News reported that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, which indicates that the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in the European Union (EU) exceeded the first mandatory ReFuelEU Aviation target in 2025. Aviation fuel suppliers have reported supplying 39.3 […]
In Taiwan, Taiwan News reported that China Airlines said that it used a 40% blend of sustainable aviation fuel on a long-haul flight to Amsterdam for the first time, cutting an estimated 93.2 ton of carbon dioxide emissions. The flight from Taoyuan to Amsterdam marked China Airlines’ fifth participation in SkyTeam’s Aviation Challenge and its […]
In New Jersey, AIN reported that SAF mandates across the EU and continuing challenges moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz have increased awareness of SAF and heightened the urgency to scale production and deployment, according to Cindy Tomei, president of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute (SAFII). Speaking on “The Future of Flight Runs on […]
