Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a liquid fuel currently used in commercial aviation which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 80%. It can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock) including waste oil and fats, green and municipal waste and non-food crops.
It can also be produced synthetically via a process that captures carbon directly from the air. It is ‘sustainable’ because the raw feedstock does not compete with food crops or water supplies, or is responsible for forest degradation. Whereas fossil fuels add to the overall level of CO2 by emitting carbon that had been previously locked away, SAF recycles the CO2 which has been absorbed by the biomass used in the feedstock during the course of its life.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised European Union and United Kingdom targets for electro-sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF), describing the 2030 mandates as detached from reality. The EU and the UK have mandated e-SAF […]
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The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy on flights departing from Singapore will be postponed because of the impact of the Middle East war, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) as reported in The Straits
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Airline passengers departing from Singapore will have to pay a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy ranging from S$1 (US$0.77) to S$41.60 per ticket (US$32.04), depending on their travel destination and travel class. In imposing this
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Global companies are strengthening their commitments to sustainable business travel, but a new industry benchmark finds progress remains inconsistent across key areas. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation’s 2025 Sustainability Acceleration Challenge reveals that
Can corporate travel really go green? New global report finds uneven progress Read More »
Airbus and the Cathay Group have announced a joint investment of up to US$70 million to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Asia and globally. Under the terms of the partnership,
Airbus and Cathay form co-investment partnership for scaling SAF adoption in Asia Read More »
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), a member of the Lufthansa Group, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, marking a significant step in the airline’s long-haul fleet renewal programme. The new aircraft will serve
Swiss International Air Lines Launches A350-900 for Long-Haul Routes Read More »
oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), has announced the launch of a new investment fund designed to address the limited availability and high cost of today’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). The
Low cost Vietnamese carrier, Vietjet, has pioneered using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Petrolimex Aviation in Vietnam on its flights. For the first time in Vietnam, Petrolimex Aviation has blended and provided the first
Vietjet partners with Petrolimex to use SAF to cut greenhouse emissions by 80% Read More »
The director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, was in Singapore recently where he talked about strategic and significant issues facing the aviation industry. These include the uncertainties surrounding the impending U.S
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the release of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker platform, to facilitate SAF procurement between airlines and SAF producers by matching requests for SAF supply with offers. When
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Vietjet, Vietnam’s largest private airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus covering a major new order for 100 single-aisle A321neo aircraft, with the potential to add another 50 in the future. The
IATA SAF Registry goes live globally with a mission to accelerate the aviation industry’s transition toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) officially launched the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry, which
