ATOBA, easyJet and WFS team up on long-term SAF supply

Low-cost airline easyJet and ATOBA Energy have teamed up with World Fuel Services (WFS) to work on the development of a long-term fuel supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the airline’s operations in the EU and UK.

Through this agreement, easyJet will benefit from ATOBA’s SAF aggregation, enabling management of pricing and supply volatility risk solution for airlines and World Fuel’s global jet fuel logistics, blending, storage, and distribution infrastructure.

“We are deeply committed to fostering the growth of the SAF industry and are thrilled to see ATOBA introduce their innovative approach to catalysing the development of the SAF market,” said Raminder Shergill, Director of Tax & Fuel Strategy at easyJet.

“By addressing the long-term offtake challenges that have hindered investment in SAF projects, ATOBA’s approach paves the way for accelerated industry expansion, greater investment confidence, and credible pricing and supply security for easyJet”.

SAF market is struggling to scale as producers need long-term, stable pricing contracts to ensure a return on their investments, while airlines such as easyJet are seeking competitive SAF market prices. This conflict hinders development of SAF production projects and ATOBA’s business model brings a compelling solution.

“We are proud to partner with easyJet and World Fuel, two aviation industry leaders taking bold and proactive steps to accelerate aviation’s transition to SAF. With their expertise in highly efficient operational cost management, they are setting a strong precedent for the industry,” said Arnaud Namer, co-founder and CEO of ATOBA Energy.

If you want to learn more about how ATOBA facilitates both buyers and sellers of SAF, read our interview Frédéric Pieus, chief financial officer of ATOBA here.