Tags: SAF

Lufthansa Cargo and Maersk launch cooperation to support decarbonization of airfreight

400 metric tonnes of SAF to be used in the remainder of 2024 Lufthansa Cargo and A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) have signed an agreement to promote the decarbonization of airfreight through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Lufthansa Cargo will use 400 metric tonnes of SAF on behalf of Maersk in the remainder […]

HSBC, Cathay Pacific and EcoCeres partner for major sustainable aviation fuel initiative in Hong Kong

Mr Lam Sai-hung, Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the Hong Kong SAR Government (middle), Ms Clara Chan, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (second from right), Ms Luanne Lim, Chief Executive Officer Hong Kong of HSBC (second from left), Mr Ronald Lam, Chief Executive Officer of the Cathay Group (first […]

Air France-KLM ramps up its SAF offtake agreement with TotalEnergies, which will supply up to 1.5 million tons of more sustainable aviation fuel over a 10-year period

TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for TotalEnergies to supply up to 1.5 million tons of more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a 10-year period, until 2035. This agreement marks one the largest SAF purchase contracts signed by Air France-KLM to date. In 2022 and 2023, Air France-KLM […]

United Is First Airline to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for O’Hare International Airport

Governor Pritzker joins United leaders to highlight the role that Illinois SAF tax credits played in paving the way for SAF at O’Hare in 2024; first supply to arrive in August United will receive up to 1 million gallons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ through end of 2024  United led U.S. airlines in annual […]

DB Schenker signs record-breaking commitment to Cathay’s Corporate SAF Programme

Cathay continues to make progress in growing its sustainable aviation fuel programme with the forwarding giant giving it a significant boost to reduce emissions for its cargo shipments DB Schenker is the latest member of the air-cargo community to join Cathay’s Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme. With its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions […]

Korean Air partners with CEVA Logistics for cargo SAF program

(From left to right) Olivier Boccara, Air & Ocean Leader APAC, CEVA Logistics and Jaedong Eum, Senior Vice President and Head of Cargo Business, Korean Air Korean Air will expand its cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program through the partnership with global logistics company CEVA Logistics. Korean Air’s customer-participation SAF program was launched in September […]

World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel show significant non-CO2 emission reductions

In-flight measurements from an A350 aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) show a significant reduction in soot particle emissions and formation of contrail ice crystals compared to using conventional aviation fuel Global model simulations estimate 26% reduction in contrails’ climate impact when using 100% SAF Results from the world’s first in-flight study of the […]

Virgin Atlantic’s Flight100 saved 95 tonnes of CO2 and demonstrated environmental benefits of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

“If enough SAF is made, we will fly it” Headline Flight100 results pave the way for the use of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), proving it’s a safe drop-in replacement for fossil fuel The use of 100% SAF saved the lifecycle equivalent of 95 tonnes of CO2 or 64% of the emissions of a standard […]

Ryanair Purchases 1,000 Tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Shell

Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, today (28 Mar) announced that it has purchased 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from global energy group, Shell, (enough SAF to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid), which will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base. This purchase follows the MoU agreement made […]

Cathay sets new 2030 carbon intensity target in support of its 2050 net-zero goal

The airline further strengthens its commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with 10% usage pledge for employee duty travel starting from 2024 Cathay has further demonstrated its unwavering dedication to decarbonising the aviation industry, setting a new target to improve its carbon intensity by 12% from the 2019 level by 2030. ​ This move reinforces […]