In Washington DC, Visa HQ reported that Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith cautioned that the EU’s RefuelEU Aviation regulation could force the group to slash up to 45% of its Asia network—including many China services—by 2030. The rules compel EU carriers to blend 6% SAF from 2030, rising to 20% by 2035, while non-EU airlines […]
In the Netherlands, SkyNRG has reached financial close for its SAF production facility DSL-01 at the Delfzijl chemical park in the north of the Netherlands. Once operational, it will produce 100,000 tons of SAF each year and 35,000 tons of sustainable by-products including biobased propane, butane, and naphtha. The plant will make use of the […]
In the UK, Heathrow said it is stepping up its carbon-cutting program for a fifth consecutive year with an ambitious target to go 2% beyond the UK’s 3.6% SAF mandate in 2026. Combined, this would see up to 5.6% of all aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF, equating to around 350,000 tons. In […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara has begun construction on six downstream industrial projects across the country, including a bioethanol plant and a bio-refinery, with a total investment of about $7 billion. Danantara Chief Executive Officer Rosan Perkasa Roeslani said the projects are spread across several regions and sectors, marking […]
In Singapore, The Business Times reported that Singapore will carry out the first test of its national sustainable aviation fuel procurement system this year in a trial with nine companies. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) signed a memorandum of understanding with the companies involved at the […]
In Tennessee, FedEx said it introduced sustainable aviation fuel at two more U.S. airports towards the end of last year. With the addition of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), FedEx began using blended SAF at a total of five major U.S. airports in 2025. Combined, these agreements […]
In Texas, Cemvita and Radix announced progress in front-end engineering for a first-of-its-kind circular bio-oil project in Brazil, focused on converting crude glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil used as a feedstock to produce sustainable aviation fuel and other advanced biofuels. The collaboration focuses on translating Cemvita’s biomanufacturing process, de-risked through years […]
In the UK, the Parliament said that members of the House of Lords begun their further examination of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, in report stage on February 10. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill will introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK. The bill aims to […]
In the UK, Aerospace Global News reported that a pilot-scale facility in South Korea has demonstrated the production of sustainable aviation fuel directly from landfill gas, yielding 100 kg of SAF per day, thereby validating a potential step toward decentralized, waste-based fuel supply for aviation. The project—led by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that FatHopes Energy has completed a feasibility study for its integrated sustainable aviation fuel refinery project in Malaysia, carried out by FGE NexantECA, marking a key step toward the project’s next phase. Vinesh Sinha, CEO of FatHopes Energy, said establishing a clear SAF pathway and ensuring the refinery meets all […]
