Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Latest News
Sustainable aviation fuel is the industry’s main lever for cutting lifecycle carbon emissions this decade, because it can be blended into today’s jet fuel and burned in today’s engines.
Made from waste fats and oils, agricultural and forestry residues, municipal waste, or synthetically from captured carbon and green hydrogen, it is currently a small fraction of global jet fuel supply and several times the price of conventional kerosene. Mandates, incentives and long-term offtake deals are what turn announced plants into fuel. This page gathers every AirPro News story on SAF, newest first.
What we watch
- Policy. The EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation mandate, which requires rising SAF blends at EU airports from 2025; the UK mandate; national targets in Asia; and US federal and state incentives that determine whether American production capacity gets built.
- Production. New plants and final investment decisions, the pathways behind them — HEFA today, alcohol-to-jet and gasification next, power-to-liquid e-fuels later — and the projects that are delayed or cancelled.
- Offtake and buyers. Airline and corporate offtake agreements, book-and-claim schemes that let buyers pay for SAF delivered elsewhere, and the buyers’ alliances aggregating demand.
- Aircraft and engines. Certification of 100% SAF operation, engine manufacturers’ testing, and what unblended SAF means for maintenance and materials.
- The numbers. Supply volumes, blend rates actually achieved, prices, and the gap between mandates and molecules.
Latest SAF coverage
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Twelve Opens First US Commercial Power-to-Liquid SAF Plant
Twelve’s AirPlant One in Moses Lake, WA begins producing E-Jet fuel from CO2, water, and renewable electricity.
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Gulfstream G300 and G400 Make European Debut in Farnborough
Gulfstream debuted the G300 and G400 in Farnborough on June 9, 2026, with the G400 setting a transatlantic speed record on SAF.
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Electra Unveils NASA AACES 2050 Turbo-Electric Aircraft Concept
Electra’s 100-passenger turbo-electric concept targets 17% efficiency gains under NASA’s AACES 2050 program, with systems maturity by 2035.
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easyJet Takes Delivery of Its 100th Airbus A320neo Aircraft
easyJet received its 100th A320neo Family aircraft in Hamburg, reaching 25% NEO fleet share toward its 2035 emissions goal.
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Airbus Safran Technip Tereos Launch SAF Joint Venture France
Four European firms form Rebound JV to produce 160,000 tons of SAF annually at Dunkirk using Alcohol-to-Jet technology.
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KLM Cityhopper Flies Hamburg on 5% Synthetic Kerosene Blend
KLM Cityhopper completed a commercial e-SAF flight to Hamburg on June 8, 2026, highlighting supply and cost barriers ahead of EU mandates.
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American Airlines and Google Sign 35M-Gallon SAF Deal
American Airlines and Google agree to purchase 35 million gallons of SAF certificates, cutting nearly 300,000 metric tons of CO2e.
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IATA 2026 Airline Profit Forecast Cut in Half by Fuel Costs
IATA projects 2026 airline net profit at $23B as a 70% jet fuel price surge and Middle East disruptions squeeze margins.
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ICAO and IATA Enhance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tracking Partnership
ICAO and IATA strengthen cooperation to improve transparency and tracking of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, supporting aviation’s net-zero goals by 2050.
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NASA Launches AACES 2050 for Net-Zero Commercial Aviation by 2050
NASA’s AACES 2050 initiative funds five teams with $11.5M to develop aircraft and propulsion tech for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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U.S. Advances Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative with 2030 Targets
U.S. agencies collaborate to scale sustainable aviation fuel production to 3 billion gallons by 2030, aiming to cut emissions and boost energy…
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Annecy Airport Opens €2.5M Eco-Friendly Terminal Upgrade
VINCI Airports and Haute-Savoie Council inaugurate a €2.5 million eco-friendly terminal at Annecy Airport, boosting passenger comfort and sustainability.
Related topics
Sustainable Aviation category · Emissions · Hydrogen · Green technology · Propulsion · EASA
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