SAVi Five: EU airlines suggest ‘reassessment’ of SAF mandate, Airbus concept updates, and more…

SAVi Five: EU airlines suggest ‘reassessment’ of SAF mandate, Airbus concept updates, and more…

Less than 90 days into the EU SAF mandate, Europe’s largest airlines have suggested that a “reassessment” of the policy may soon be needed unless early implementation problems are urgently addressed....

Airlines cast doubt on EU sustainable fuel targets

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 Major European airlines on Thursday urged the European Union to reconsider green targets for the sector unless production of renewable fuels picks up and costs can be brought down. Under ambitious plans to tackle climate change, the EU will require airlines to gradually increase the amount of so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) they use to power planes. But airlines complain SAF is

The production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is still very low, a circumstance that makes it difficult to meet the objectives required by European regulation for air carriers in terms of reducing emissions.This was indicated on Thursday by the major European airlines in Brussels, where they held the annual meeting of the sectoral employers Airlines for Europe (A4). The EU regulation RefuelEU stipulates that those operating in the single mar…