Cathay sees sharp SAF uptake for its corporate programme in 2025
Cathay Pacific said it saw significant improvement in offtake through its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in 2025, as more corporate and cargo customers joined forces to decarbonise business travel and air cargo shipments.
The airline said it doubled its SAF commitments in 2025 from 2024. The company launched its SAF Programme in 2022.
“This growth was enabled by 17 global partners … Together, the corporate partners have committed to using around 17,400 tonnes of SAF, representing an increase of nearly 180% compared with 2024,” said the airline in its press release.
Cathay said it also welcomed Microsoft as a new partner to the programme in 2025.
Kuehne + Nagel, a Diamond partner of the programme since 2024, remained the largest cargo contributor in 2025, while the partnership with DHL Express also enabled the first SAF uplift on flights operated by Air Hong Kong, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cathay Group.
Several Diamond partners of the programme, including EQT, have entered into multi-year SAF commitments with Cathay demonstrating a long-term commitment to scaling SAF and credibly reducing their climate impact from business travel and airfreight.
DSV and Ernst & Young are also among the programme’s 2025 Diamond partners, contributing towards the adoption of SAF.
“The growing collaboration between our corporate customers and SAF suppliers through the Corporate SAF Programme is a powerful example of how collaboration with like-minded, ambitious partners can help scale SAF adoption,” said Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam said.
“While the growth we saw in 2025 is encouraging, it is only one step in a much longer journey to decarbonisation. Supportive policies and well-designed market incentives will be essential if our industry is to scale SAF at the pace required to stay on track for its 2050 net-zero ambition.”
Beyond its Corporate SAF Programme, Cathay said it is helping to scale SAF supply through strategic investments and partnerships, including two joint investment initiatives announced in 2025 that focus on accelerating SAF production capacity and development of next-generation SAF technologies in Asia and beyond.