Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific to collaborate on green initiatives – Business Traveller
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Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific to collaborate on green initiatives – Business Traveller

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a broad range of sustainability initiatives. These collective efforts are aimed at advocating for the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Asia-Pacific region, a critical decarbonisation lever for the sector, and sharing…

Virgin Atlantic reveals findings from 100 per cent SAF flight – Business Traveller
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Virgin Atlantic reveals findings from 100 per cent SAF flight – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic has released the findings from the world’s first commercial transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Virgin’s ‘Flight100’ flew from London Heathrow to New York JFK in November 2023, operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines using 100 per cent SAF. The aircraft did not require…

SIA Group orders SAF from local Singapore refinery – Business Traveller
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SIA Group orders SAF from local Singapore refinery – Business Traveller

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed an agreement with Neste to purchase 1,000 tonnes of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This will make SIA and Scoot, the two airlines in the group, the first carriers to receive SAF produced at Neste’s refinery in the country, at Singapore Changi airport. Neste will blend…

Jet2 to use SAF blend on flights from London Stansted – Business Traveller
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Jet2 to use SAF blend on flights from London Stansted – Business Traveller

Jet2 has announced that it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights departing from London Stansted Airport this year. This comes a month after the low-cost carrier committed to using a blend of SAF at Bristol Airport. The carrier has purchased approximately 650 tonnes of SAF from Shell Aviation, which will…

Cathay Pacific strengthens SAF platform – Business Traveller
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Cathay Pacific strengthens SAF platform – Business Traveller

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways continues to make strides towards becoming a more sustainable business by way of increased collaboration with industry stakeholders to decarbonise the aviation industry and achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Following the launch of its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in 2022, Cathay has announced the…

Singapore Airlines targets 5 per cent sustainable fuel by 2030 – Business Traveller
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Singapore Airlines targets 5 per cent sustainable fuel by 2030 – Business Traveller

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot, the two airlines within the SIA Group portfolio of carriers, have announced their target of replacing 5 per cent of their total fuel requirements with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by 2030. Sustainable fuels are a key decarbonisation lever for the airline industry, given their potential to reduce carbon emissions by…