Why aircraft leasing companies want to drive SAFopinion Alasdair Whyte 21 Mar 23 0Silicon Valley is the global hub for technology start-ups. Hollywood controls the film industry. Ireland is the same for aircraft leasing. An aircraft owned by… Read more
Neste issues €1bn in green bondsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 23 0Neste has issued two €500m green bonds using its Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer issued one six year bond… Read more
Airbus flies first A321neo on 100% unblended SAFnews Conor Feasey 10 Mar 23 0Airbus has completed its first A321neo flight with both engines powered by 100% SAF. The flight was the latest in a series of tests from… Read more
Icelandair Group buys 45,000t of SAF from IðunnH2news Conor Feasey 7 Mar 23 0Icelandic Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer IðunnH2 will supply Icelandair Group with up to 45,000t of SAF from 2028. Icelandair claims this will account for… Read more
Project: IðunnH2, Helguvik, Icelandproject Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 23 0Project: IðunnH2, Helguvik, Iceland Location: Helguvík Harbour, Iceland Feedstock: Air to power Construction start: SAF Production start: 2027 SAF target: Announced customers: Icelandair Consultants: Element… Read more
Wizz Air buying 108,000 tons of SAF from Nestenews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 23 0Wizz Air has agreed to buy 108,000 tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Neste. The airline has agreed to buy 36,000 tons a year… Read more
DHL Express allowing customers to choose SAF for shipmentsnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 23 0DHL Express is allowing UK customers to select Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their packages. “We know our customers are committed to reducing their environmental… Read more
How is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (HEFA SAF) made?news Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 23 0Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is the future. Without it, aviation has no chance of meeting net-zero targets by 2050. SAF Investor visited Neste’s Rotterdam refinery… Read more
Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR pledge 100% SAF flights by 2025news Alasdair Whyte 10 Feb 23 0Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR have signed an agreement to achieve 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) certification by 2025. “Our collaboration with ATR will… Read more
Lufthansa signs MOU with VAROnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0Lufthansa Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with VARO. VARO says that it… Read more
32 UK Conservative MPs push own government to launch SAF Contracts for Differencenews Alasdair Whyte 27 Jan 23 0The UK Conservative Environment Network has today published a new manifesto: Taking Flight: A policy route to achieving jet zero. One of the key policies… Read more
Swedavia invites airlines to apply for SAF incentive programmenews Alasdair Whyte 20 Jan 23 0Swedavia is inviting airlines to apply for its 2023 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Incentive Programme. It operates 10 airports in Sweden and wants 5% of… Read more
ANA signs 10-year SAF agreement with Raven SRnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jan 23 0All Nippon Airways (ANA) has agreed a 10-year Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) memorandum of understanding with Raven SR. Raven SR plans to supply 50,000 tons… Read more
Jet Aviation offering SAF book and claim for World Economic Forumnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 23 0Jet Aviation is offering a book-and-claim Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme for any business jet flying to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The programme… Read more
SAF key part of Air France-KLM’s €1bn sustainability-linked bondsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 23 0Air-France-KLM has successfully issued two €500m sustainability-linked bonds. The interest rate on the bonds is linked to the airline cutting its well-to-wake scope 1 and… Read more