Aviation - IFFW Review (Page 4)

EcoCeres, SF Group and CNAF Launch SAF Program for Chinese Air Cargo

EcoCeres, SF Group and CNAF launched a SAF program for air cargo, with CNAF blending EcoCeres' fuel for SF Airlines' freighters at Ezhou Huahu hub, cutting emissions up to 90%. It builds on an earlier pilot and uses AnchorTrace, a jointly-built platform tracking environmental attributes.

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/ 14 Aug 2026

EcoCeres, SF Group and CNAF Launch SAF Program for Chinese Air Cargo

American Airlines Flies First US Commercial eSAF Passenger Flight

American Airlines and Infinium delivered the first US commercial-airport batch of eSAF for a passenger flight, made from waste CO2 and renewable electricity at Corpus Christi. American's actual offtake ties to Project Roadrunner, targeting 2027. eSAF costs roughly 7x conventional jet fuel.

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/ 13 Aug 2026

American Airlines Flies First US Commercial eSAF Passenger Flight

Gevo Expands Into a Standalone Carbon Removal Business

Gevo has launched gevocarbon.com, giving buyers direct access to its BECCS carbon removal credits from its North Dakota facility, which has stored over 580,000 tonnes of carbon in four years. Gevo ranks among the top five carbon removal suppliers by credits delivered, per CDR.fyi.

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/ 12 Aug 2026

Gevo Expands Into a Standalone Carbon Removal Business

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

China's NEA published its first Green Fuels Development Report, showing roughly 8 million tonnes of oil-equivalent capacity across methanol, ammonia, SAF, ethanol, biodiesel and biogas. It also names its own challenges plainly: production costs remain 1.5-2x conventional fuel.

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/ 8 Aug 2026

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

KLM and SkyNRG Break Ground on Netherlands' First Dedicated SAF Plant

KLM and SkyNRG began construction on DSL-01, the Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant, targeting 2028 production. KLM committed to buying 75,000 tonnes annually, worth nearly €3 billion, financing that enabled the project. KLM says SAF remains 3-4x costlier than conventional jet fuel.

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/ 7 Aug 2026

KLM and SkyNRG Break Ground on Netherlands' First Dedicated SAF Plant

Delta and Shell Sign Five-Year SAF Deal Across Five US Hubs

Delta and Shell Aviation signed a five-year SAF deal spanning five US airports through 2030, focused on building delivery and blending infrastructure alongside fuel volume. The pair will also evaluate alcohol-to-jet and power-to-liquid pathways.

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/ 5 Aug 2026

Delta and Shell Sign Five-Year SAF Deal Across Five US Hubs

France's First Structured Carbon-to-Fuel Chain Takes Shape at Marseille

H4 Marseille Fos secured 50% of its biogenic CO2 needs from cement plant emissions via Rhône Décarbonation, France's first structured CCU chain. It follows a 16 July EDF power deal. The project targets 75,000 tonnes of e-SAF annually with FID expected 2028.

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/ 2 Aug 2026

France's First Structured Carbon-to-Fuel Chain Takes Shape at Marseille

FatHopes Energy Signs Second 200,000-Tonne Feedstock Deal in a Month

FatHopes Energy signed a feedstock partnership with UCO Trading, targeting over 200,000 tonnes of used cooking oil annually via a global sourcing network. It's the Malaysian SAF developer's second such deal in weeks, following a China-focused MoU with MotionECO for the same volume.

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/ 1 Aug 2026

FatHopes Energy Signs Second 200,000-Tonne Feedstock Deal in a Month

How Uzbekistan's SAF Gets to Market: Rail to the Black Sea, Then a Ship

Allied Biofuels signed a logistics deal with Pro Logistic Services to export SAF from its landlocked Uzbekistan complex via rail through the Trans-Caspian route to Black Sea and Baltic ports, then marine tanker onward. It follows Sinopec's FEED contract, with FID still pending.

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/ 27 Jul 2026

How Uzbekistan's SAF Gets to Market: Rail to the Black Sea, Then a Ship

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project

Axens launched ERA, France's first industrial-scale SAF unit using bioethanol, targeting 50,000 tonnes annually by 2030 via Jetanol technology developed with IFPEN. CEO Quentin Debuisschert framed it as a sovereignty project, building a domestic value chain independent of imports.

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/ 26 Jul 2026

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project

Air Canada and Airbus Launch Joint SAF Investment Platform at Farnborough

Air Canada and Airbus launched a jointly funded SAF Co-Investment Platform, targeting CAD 13.7 million to advance a Canadian SAF project toward FID. An industry-commissioned study projects scaling SAF to 40% of Canada's fuel demand by 2040 could add CAD 32 billion to GDP.

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/ 25 Jul 2026

Air Canada and Airbus Launch Joint SAF Investment Platform at Farnborough

ICAO Pushes Back as EU Proposes Expanding Its Emissions Trading System to Aviation

ICAO raised concern over the EU's 17 July proposal to expand ETS to aviation flights from 2029, warning it risks duplicative pricing alongside CORSIA. The Commission says a deduction mechanism avoids double pricing; ICAO reads it as introducing double-charging risk.

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/ 21 Jul 2026

ICAO Pushes Back as EU Proposes Expanding Its Emissions Trading System to Aviation