https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/saf/ Saf News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T08:59:51+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-backs-bod-e-saf-declaration/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-backs-bod-e-saf-declaration/ SAS joins a broad coalition of aviation and energy stakeholders to support large-scale deployment of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), with a particular focus on e-SAF (Electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel). Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:21:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-calls-for-policy-action-to-unlock-e-saf-potential-in-europe/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-calls-for-policy-action-to-unlock-e-saf-potential-in-europe/ SAS, as a leading member of Project SkyPower (https://project-skypower.org/), joins 75 leading aviation and energy stakeholders in calling for urgent policy support to accelerate the development of e-SAF (Electric Sustainable Aviation Fuel) in the EU. In a newly signed open letter from Project SkyPower, 75 organisations highlight the transformative potential of e-SAF to enhance energy resilience, strengthen Europe’s industrial base, and support aviation’s future climate goals. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:54:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/easyjet-and-airbus-trial-new-corporate-saf-partnership-to-stimulate-growth/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/easyjet-and-airbus-trial-new-corporate-saf-partnership-to-stimulate-growth/ easyJet and Airbus are trialling a new model to help business travellers address their carbon footprint and stimulate global SAF production. SAF is expected to be a critical lever in decarbonising the aviation sector, offering an estimated 80% reduction in carbon lifecycle emissions on average compared to conventional jet fuel. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:16:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-adds-saf-on-flights-from-amsterdam-schiphol-airport/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-adds-saf-on-flights-from-amsterdam-schiphol-airport/ Emirates has commenced the activation of its fuel agreement with Neste this month at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Over 2 million gallons of blended SAF will be supplied into the fuelling system at Schiphol Airport over the course of 2024. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 07:18:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ryanair-partners-with-enilive-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel-supply-in-italy/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ryanair-partners-with-enilive-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel-supply-in-italy/ Ryanair, Europe’s leading airline, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Enilive, a subsidiary of Eni, for the long-term supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at select Ryanair airports in Italy. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:38:59 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cathay-expands-partnership-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel-program/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cathay-expands-partnership-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel-program/ Cathay is reinforcing its commitment to sustainability by welcoming three new partners into its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme, aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the aviation industry Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:01:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/korean-air-introduces-cargo-saf-program/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/korean-air-introduces-cargo-saf-program/ Korean Air will launch a program to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for air cargo operations in cooperation with air cargo customers and forwarders. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:47:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/international-airlines-group-announces-significant-investment-into-nova-pan/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/international-airlines-group-announces-significant-investment-into-nova-pan/ Investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) announced by International Airlines Group (IAG) is in addition to a $865 million commitment to SAF Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:38:46 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/der-touristik-and-lufthansa-group-partner-to-expand-sustainable-aviation-fu/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/der-touristik-and-lufthansa-group-partner-to-expand-sustainable-aviation-fu/ DER Touristik is the first major tour operator to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Lufthansa Group Thu, 20 Jul 2023 05:45:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cathay-pacific-achieves-milestone-with-first-overseas-refueling-of-sustaina/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cathay-pacific-achieves-milestone-with-first-overseas-refueling-of-sustaina/ The airline is committed to increasing its use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel to achieve its net-zero carbon emissions goal Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:22:09 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/korean-air-partners-with-gs-caltex-to-test-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/korean-air-partners-with-gs-caltex-to-test-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ Korean Air has partnered with GS Caltex, a globally-recognized Korean energy and chemical company, to conduct test flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test flights using SAF will be analyzed and the results will be used by the Korean government to establish SAF quality standards and accelerate commercialization. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 07:24:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-teams-up-with-lanzajet-to-boost-sustainable-aviation-fuel-production/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-teams-up-with-lanzajet-to-boost-sustainable-aviation-fuel-production/ Airbus and LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company, today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address the needs of the aviation sector through the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:38:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jal-and-shell-aviation-sign-purchase-agreement-to-replace-fuel-uplifted-in/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jal-and-shell-aviation-sign-purchase-agreement-to-replace-fuel-uplifted-in/ JAL has signed an agreement with Shell Aviation (“Shell”) which will see aircraft refueled in Los Angeles with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from 2025, supporting JAL’s ESG target of replacing 1% of its whole jet fuel amount with SAF in fiscal year 2025 set in its GX strategy. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:08:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/saf-production-set-for-growth-but-needs-policy-support-to-diversify-sources/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/saf-production-set-for-growth-but-needs-policy-support-to-diversify-sources/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million tonnes) by 2028. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:19:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wttc-calls-for-urgent-action-on-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wttc-calls-for-urgent-action-on-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on governments around the world to “get serious” on incentivizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and set ambitious targets to produce adequate quantities. Mon, 29 May 2023 05:12:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-to-triple-saf-use-in-2023/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-to-triple-saf-use-in-2023/ Airline planning to use 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in 2023 – about three times more than 2022 and 10 times more than in 2019 Fri, 05 May 2023 11:15:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norwegian-partners-with-norsk-e-fuel-to-build-new-e-fuel-plant-in-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norwegian-partners-with-norsk-e-fuel-to-build-new-e-fuel-plant-in-norway/ Norwegian has announced a landmark partnership with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant in Mosjøen, Norway. The plant will produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), marking an important milestone towards Norwegian’s target of 45 percent emissions reduction by 2030. Thu, 04 May 2023 09:13:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wizz-air-invests-5-million-in-sustainable-aviation-fuel-company-firefly-to/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wizz-air-invests-5-million-in-sustainable-aviation-fuel-company-firefly-to/ First equity investment in biofuel company will allow Wizz Air to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its UK operations from 2028 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:39:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/alaska-airlines-announces-agreement-with-shell-aviation-to-expand-sustainab/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/alaska-airlines-announces-agreement-with-shell-aviation-to-expand-sustainab/ Alaska Airlines has announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement Sat, 25 Mar 2023 06:34:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hawaiian-airlines-and-gevo-enter-into-sustainable-aviation-fuel-sales-agree/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hawaiian-airlines-and-gevo-enter-into-sustainable-aviation-fuel-sales-agree/ Hawaiian Airlines today announced that it has reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, Inc. to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over five years. Gevo expects to supply the SAF from a facility to be constructed in the Midwestern United States and begin deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California starting in 2029. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:04:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/finnair-purchases-largest-ever-batch-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel-to-suppor/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/finnair-purchases-largest-ever-batch-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel-to-suppor/ Finnair is increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuel as part of its goal to reduce carbon emissions from flying. Finnair has purchased 750 tons of sustainable aviation fuel from its partner Neste for use on flights departing from Helsinki Airport. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:05:46 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-invests-5-million-in-algae-based-fuel-producer-viridos/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-invests-5-million-in-algae-based-fuel-producer-viridos/ United wants to turn microalgae into SAF through the first new investment of its recently announced UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM since its launch: algae biofuel company Viridos. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:55:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-most-popular-aircraft-takes-to-the-skies-with-100-sustainable-aviati/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-most-popular-aircraft-takes-to-the-skies-with-100-sustainable-aviati/ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a key element for the future reduction of air transportation’s carbon footprint, and Airbus is continuing its testing of this bio-jet fuel with a new VOLCAN flight test campaign using the best-selling A320 Family aircraft. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:14:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-names-oscar-the-grouch-as-first-chief-trash-officer/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-names-oscar-the-grouch-as-first-chief-trash-officer/ United Airlines has named Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch as its first Chief Trash Officer as he and the airline celebrate his love of rubbish. United Airlines’ new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:03:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrows-sustainable-aviation-fuel-incentive-scheme-triples-use-in-2023/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrows-sustainable-aviation-fuel-incentive-scheme-triples-use-in-2023/ Greener, cleaner jet fuel has become a hot commodity at Heathrow as the airport embarks on the second year of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive scheme. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:29:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/boeing-doubles-sustainable-aviation-fuel-purchase-for-commercial-operations/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/boeing-doubles-sustainable-aviation-fuel-purchase-for-commercial-operations/ Boeing has agreements to purchase 5.6 million gallons (21.2 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Neste, the world’s leading SAF producer, to support its U.S. commercial operations through 2023. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:07:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airlines-kicks-off-2023-with-first-saf-delivery/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airlines-kicks-off-2023-with-first-saf-delivery/ On January 1, the first batch of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) was delivered to Brussels Airport in Belgium. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pipeline that supplies kerosene to Brussels Airlines and Airport will also transport SAF through the same system. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:02:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-and-partners-facilitate-saf-commercial-flights-in-china/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-and-partners-facilitate-saf-commercial-flights-in-china/ Airbus has signed agreements with Xiamen Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines and Colorful Guizhou Airlines to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial flights in China. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:42:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-partners-with-gevo-to-buy-25-million-us-gallons-of-certified/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-partners-with-gevo-to-buy-25-million-us-gallons-of-certified/ Qatar Airways and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Gevo, Inc. have signed an offtake agreement, where the airline will purchase 25 million US gallons of neat SAF over the course of five years with deliveries expected to commence in 2028 at various airports in California. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:54:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-airways-and-world-energy-collaborate-to-demonstrate-the-future-of-ne/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-airways-and-world-energy-collaborate-to-demonstrate-the-future-of-ne/ Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has partnered with World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, to operate the first Net-Zero flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Book & Claim, delivering delegates to COP27 with zero emissions. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:20:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-has-opened-a-new-sustainable-aviation-chapter-in-china/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-has-opened-a-new-sustainable-aviation-chapter-in-china/ Airbus has opened a new sustainable aviation chapter in China as an A320neo for China Eastern Airlines - first time powered by a five percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) fuel blend - took off from its Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:28:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/honeywell-today-announced-a-new-innovative-ethanol-to-jet-fuel-etj-processi/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/honeywell-today-announced-a-new-innovative-ethanol-to-jet-fuel-etj-processi/ Honeywell today announced a new, innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from Honeywell’s ethanol-to-jet fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis, compared to petroleum-based jet fuel.1 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:13:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/turkish-airlines-signed-global-saf-declaration/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/turkish-airlines-signed-global-saf-declaration/ Turkish Airlines continues its support for the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels which play a key role in reducing carbon emissions. Starting to actively use Sustainable Aviation Fuel during its operations as of 2022, Turkish Airlines emphasized the importance of the matter for the company by signing Global SAF Declaration. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:22:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-group-and-omv-sign-mou/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-group-and-omv-sign-mou/ The Lufthansa Group and the global energy and chemicals group OMV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of more than 800,000 tons of SAF for the years 2023 to 2030. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:57:51 +0000