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Sustainable Flying

Sustainable aviation fuel and the future of how planes are powered.
Europe cleared its 2% SAF target — the 2030 synthetic-fuel rule allows no substitution
Late-morning apron at an aircraft stand, seen from an elevated terminal-level vantage looking down; an aviation fuel tanker coupled by hose to the wing of an unbranded white aircraft, ground crew working the coupling on sunlit concrete.
Europe cleared its 2% SAF target — the 2030 synthetic-fuel rule allows no substitution

Europe cleared its 2% SAF target — the 2030 synthetic-fuel rule allows no substitution

Under ReFuelEU Aviation, sustainable aviation fuel must make up at least 2% of jet fuel at EU…
October 30, 2026
7 airlines ranked by SAF claims, from benchmarked to uncheckable
Late-afternoon airside apron at an aircraft stand, a ramp fueller working the hose at a fuel dispenser truck while an unbranded aircraft nose waits beyond, warm raking sunlight across the concrete.
7 airlines ranked by SAF claims, from benchmarked to uncheckable

7 airlines ranked by SAF claims, from benchmarked to uncheckable

There is no honest one-to-seven ranking of airlines by sustainable aviation fuel use, because the published numbers…
October 23, 2026
SAF costs ten times jet fuel, and that headline is close to useless
Midday in an open-plan airline fuel-cost analysis office; three analysts work at a shared table strewn with printed fuel price assessments, a calculator and paper coffee cups, under harsh overhead fluorescent light, the nose of an unbranded white aircraft visible at a distant stand beyond the window.
SAF costs ten times jet fuel, and that headline is close to useless

SAF costs ten times jet fuel, and that headline is close to useless

There is no single SAF price premium. The phrase covers at least three figures answering different questions:…
October 16, 2026
Airlines will spend $4.3 billion on SAF mandates — and nobody has checked the number
Pre-dawn apron at a remote stand, a fuel truck hose coupled to the wing of a parked narrow-body while ground crew work the refuelling point, cold grey light before sunrise.
Airlines will spend $4.3 billion on SAF mandates — and nobody has checked the number

Airlines will spend $4.3 billion on SAF mandates — and nobody has checked the number

SAF mandates in the EU and UK are adding billions to airline fuel bills, but the numbers…
October 3, 2026