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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NBAA Advocates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policies on Capitol Hill
NBAA leaders met with Congress to promote bipartisan bills supporting sustainable aviation fuel and the industry’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050.
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AIRCO Launches Mobile System for Synthetic Fuel Production On-site
AIRCO’s MAD Fuel System produces synthetic fuels from COâ‚‚ on-site, supported by U.S. military funding to enhance decentralized fuel supply.
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Honeywell and Verso Energy to Expand eSAF Production Globally
Honeywell and Verso Energy partner to deploy eSAF technology at seven sites in France, Finland, and the US, producing low-carbon aviation fuel.
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ATR Launches €340M Clean Aviation Initiative for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
ATR leads a €340 million EU-backed project to develop hybrid-electric regional aircraft reducing CO2 emissions by 30%, targeting 2035 entry.
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SkyNRG Closes Financing for Europe’s First Standalone SAF Plant
SkyNRG reaches financial close for DSL-01, Europe’s first standalone SAF plant in the Netherlands, targeting full operations by mid-2028.
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Asia-Pacific Aviation Growth and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiatives 2026
Asia-Pacific aviation growth faces decarbonization challenges with new SAF mandates and Airbus’s just transition strategy at Singapore Airshow 2026.
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FedEx Expands Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program to DFW and JFK Airports
FedEx expands sustainable aviation fuel use to Dallas-Fort Worth and JFK airports, supporting its carbon-neutral goals with 5 million gallons secured for…
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CDB Aviation Secures $710M Sustainability Linked Loan via Hong Kong
CDB Aviation obtains a $710 million sustainability-linked loan through its Hong Kong subsidiary, focusing on ESG targets and fleet modernization.
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Eindhoven Airport Bans Fossil-Fuel Private Jets from 2026
Eindhoven Airport prohibits fossil-fuel private flights starting 2026 to reduce noise and emissions, allowing only essential social and sustainable aviation.
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Washington Launches Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator for SAF
The Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator launches with $20M funding to boost Pacific Northwest Sustainable Aviation Fuel production to 1 billion gallons annually…
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Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines Partner for Hawaii SAF Production by 2026
Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines join Par Hawaii and Pono Energy to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel locally with a $90M refinery upgrade, targeting…
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KLM Supports National SAF Fund to Strengthen Dutch Economy
KLM endorses the Wennink report urging a national Sustainable Aviation Fuel fund and €151-187B investment by 2035 to support Dutch economic growth.
Related topics
Sustainable Aviation category · Emissions · Hydrogen · Green technology · Propulsion · EASA
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