Virgin Australia, Viva Energy team up on SAF

Virgin Australia announced that it has entered in a partnership with energy firm Viva Energy to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the airline’s flights from the Proserpine, Queensland between March to July of 2025.

“Partnership, focused policy development, and collaborations such as this with Viva Energy will be essential if we are to adopt successfully SAF’s broader use in Australia over the years and decades ahead,” said Christian Bennett, chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer at Virgin Australia.

Under the agreement, Viva will provide Virgin Australia with SAF consisting of Jet A1 and a 30-40% synthetic blend component made from waste and residue feedstocks.

Through this collaboration, Viva will expand its ability to supply SAF-blended jet fuel across Australia utilising its infrastructure assets, while exploring regional SAF delivery, storage and handling, and direct into-wing dispensing.

“Through this collaboration – and drawing on the strengths of Viva Energy’s national distribution network and experience supplying high-quality fuels and aviation operations – we will be working with Virgin Australia to establish the supply chains that will be critical to the future of the aviation industry. Viva Energy is also delighted to be helping a key partner like Virgin Australia in its sustainability journey,” said Nick Adams, general manager for aviation at Viva Energy.

Earlier in September of last year, Virgin Australia Airlines began receiving SAF from the Ngurah Rai Aviation Fuel Terminal (AFT) in Bali, Indonesia, produced by Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation PT Pertamina.