European Airlines Warn 2030 SAF Mandate ‘Unrealistic’

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BRUSSELS—European airlines say a 2030 mandate for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available. “We don’t have enough SAF, and the SAF we do have is very expensive,” said Luis Gallego, CEO of International Airlines...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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