Neste, United Airlines extend SAF supply agreements in the US, Netherlands

Neste’s SAF deliveries to United at Amsterdam began in June 2026.

Neste and United Airlines have extended their existing agreement on the supply of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to flights departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the United States and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands.

Neste’s SAF deliveries to United at Amsterdam began in June 2026 and continued through August 2026. Deliveries of SAF to Chicago O’Hare from this contract started in July 2026 and are planned to continue until June 2027.

“United was the first airline in the world to fly on blended SAF in regular operations, and we’ve spent the years since proving it can work at scale in day-to-day flying – including being the first airline to purchase and use blended SAF at Chicago O’Hare,” said Lauren Riley, chief sustainability officer at United Airlines.

United used over 83,000 metric tons (27.7m gallons) of SAF in 2025, an increase of 104% year over year. The airline is the largest SAF user among major U.S. airlines that year, based on publicly available reports, and expanded its SAF use to three additional hub airports in Newark, Washington D.C. and Houston, bringing the airlines’ SAF usage to six out of its seven domestic hubs.

In Amsterdam, United has been using SAF at Schiphol Airport since 2022.

“By continuing to make SAF available at two of United’s key hubs, we are proving that SAF is a readily available, scalable solution, and we look forward to continuing our longstanding collaboration,” says Carl Nyberg, senior vice president, Commercial, Renewable Products business at Neste.