A First in Taiwan: Grand Forwarding Limited joined Air France KLM Martinair Cargo SAF Programme
In a groundbreaking move for the Taiwanese air freight sector, Grand Forwarding Limited has become the first company in Taiwan to join the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme. The SAF Programme, championed by Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, focuses on reducing carbon emissions through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. […]
Flower transportation: Kuehne+Nagel, LATAM, Elite Group renewed SAF commitment
Kuehne+Nagel, the Elite Group, and a subsidiary of LATAM Group reached another joint agreement to reduce emissions associated with the airfreight of flowers for Mother’s Day. Together, the three companies procured 34,615 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to transport more than 1.6 million flower stems for this year’s peak season. The amount of SAF […]
Greener fashion: DHL and Prada contribute to more sustainable airfreight with SAF
DHL Global Forwarding announces the first investment of the Prada Group in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credits, utilising DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service. By leveraging sustainable fuels, DHL Global Forwarding can support customers in effectively reducing their transport emissions from airfreight. Already in 2023, the partnership with DHL allowed Prada Group to save approximately […]
LanzaTech and Tadweer explore transforming solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel
LanzaTech Global and Tadweer have joined forces to initiate an integrated Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) feasibility study to scale SAF production from municipal and commercial solid waste. This is the first major project in LanzaTech and Tadweer’s partnership and forecasts that up to 350,000 tonnes of hard-to-recycle municipal and commercial solid waste per year can […]
Behind the pioneering technology that enabled the first 100% SAF trans-Atlantic flight
In a landmark achievement for the aviation industry, BioForming® Sugar to Aromatics (S2A) technology developed by Virent and Johnson Matthey has enabled the first-ever drop-in 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) trans-Atlantic flight by a commercial airline. This historic flight represents a significant step in the aviation industry’s journey towards a lower carbon future. The Virgin […]
Air France-KLM pushes its sustainability targets forward
As a leader in the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the Air France-KLM Group is reaffirming its commitment in making the aviation sector more sustainable, and is taking a decisive step forward by signing the first set of long-term supply agreements to cover the SAF needs of its airlines for the coming years. The […]
Etihad Airways and World Energy collaborate to demonstrate the future of Net Zero aviation
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has partnered with World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, to operate the first NetZero flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Book & Claim, delivering delegates to COP27 with zero net emissions. The airline will operate its Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi service, routed via […]
Innovate UK launches UK’s first sustainable aviation fuel business gateway
A new initiative to help build the UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain has been launched. To support the Jet Zero Council’s ambition to grow the UK SAF industry and ensure 10% of UK aviation fuel is SAF by 2030, a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Innovation Programme (SAF IP) has been launched. The programme will […]
Menzies Aviation joins global mission to decarbonise aviation
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has joined the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), an alliance of climate leaders focused on decarbonising some of the world’s highest-emitting industries. Global aviation is currently responsible for about 3% of total global, anthropogenic CO2 emissions – having seen an increase by over a third between 2010 and 2019 alone. If aviation […]
AFKLMP Cargo partners with the Dutch Solar Team
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is partnering with the Dutch Solar Team to compete in the Sasol Solar Challenge in South Africa from 9 to 16 September 2022. Building on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo’s record of innovating to achieve greater sustainability in transport, AFKLMP will be the Dutch Solar Team’s logistical partner in […]
Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement
Cargolux and long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 liters of SAF forms part of the Cargolux SAF programme. This initiative will enable Bolloré Logistics to reduce its Scope 3 Greenhous Gas Emissions by at least 2,200 tonnes of […]
Kuehne+Nagel supports the construction of one of Europe’s biggest biofuel facilities
Kuehne+Nagel is to organise the heavy-lift logistics and module transportation for the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) biofuels project for Shell plc in the Netherlands. The project will be one of the largest commercial production facilities in Europe to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste. The biofuels facility in […]
IAG Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel early adopters of UK SAF
Kuehne+Nagel to reduce emissions by purchasing eight million litres of sustainable aviation fuel. The delivery will be over 2022 and will remove approximately 18,300 tonnes of CO2, which is the equivalent of 150 British Airways flights between London and New York. The SAF, manufactured from sustainable waste feedstocks, will be sourced from Phillips 66 Limited’s […]
Kuehne+Nagel to offer SAF option for all shipments
Kuehne+Nagel becomes the first air logistics provider to offer its customers the option to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for each shipment. This new add-on is available on all Kuehne+Nagel air freight quoting platforms and channels, allowing customers to choose carbon neutral transport via their preferred online or offline quoting method. With the newly launched […]
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech explore synthetic SAF production
Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech have announced that together they will investigate the production of the world’s first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJet “Alcohol to Jet” technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be produced from fossil free […]
ANA launches SAF Initiative
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is launching “SAF Flight Initiative,” a new and dedicated programme to reduce CO2 emissions. Designed to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by collaborating with leading companies in this area, the programme is the latest effort by ANA to decrease its carbon footprint and adhere to the guidelines established by the United […]
Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo partner
Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of synthetic fuel from NGO atmosfair based in Berlin. The logistics service providers have jointly committed to supporting the world’s first production site for synthetic SAF in Werlte, Emsland (Germany) by purchasing 25,000 litres per year for the next five […]
GEODIS offers its customers sustainable fuels for air transport
Already utilised in its road freight operations, GEODIS is now offering customers the opportunity to benefit from alternative fuel solutions in the air and at sea, all around the world. The objective: to contribute to the reduction of the CO2 emissions of their shipments. “The development of biofuel is one of the strategic paths being pursued by GEODIS […]
More join AFKLMP SAF programme
AWOT, CTS, Jobmate, Sinotrans and SuperTrans have joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Programme (SAF Programme) of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo), offering greener cargo services on routes connecting China with Europe and South America. The Cargo SAF Programme enables shippers and forwarders to power a share of their flights with sustainable aviation fuel, […]
Bolloré launches AIRsaf
Bolloré Logistics has announced the launch of AIRsaf, a new offer based on the use of SAF or sustainable aviation fuel to offer its customers the best eco-responsible approach to air freight by reducing carbon emissions by up to 80%. This solution, offered at cost price, relates to one-off or regular shipments made by several […]
Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo complete the first net zero carbon charter chain
Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after securing initial 1.2 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This collaboration marks the first time ever that such a charter chain is operated with net zero carbon emissions. The entire project utilised aircraft primarily suited for […]
Airpharm Logistics join AFKLMP’s SAF programme
Airpharm Logistics S.A.U. is the first Spanish forwarder to join the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme. SAF is a jet fuel made from renewable sources such as cooking oil and is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel that reduces carbon emissions by a minimum of 75%. It is […]
Forwarders join AFKLMP’s SAF programme
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) last week signed agreements with two leading Dutch freight forwarders – Best Global Logistics and Fast Forward Freight – for participation in their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme. Best Global Logistics (BGL) has joined the AFKLMP SAF programme for its 2021 marine logistics shipments (ship spares), as a crucial […]
DB Schenker & Lufthansa Cargo show commitment to sustainability
On Wednesday, a Lufthansa Cargo freighter took off for the first time with a special design: The lettering “Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker” and an illustration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) highlight the joint mission of Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker. Both companies have been working together on climate protection for ten […]
It’s a gas: Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus join forces
Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in France. At 15:40 yesterday, Air France Flight 342 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport’s Terminal 2E for Montreal with its tanks filled for the first time with sustainable aviation […]
Lufthansa Cargo: We’ve a responsibility to reduce our environmental impact
Air cargo is a vital sector of the industry, connecting all corners of the world. But, with this connectivity comes responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of flying said Dorothea von Boxberg, chief executive officer Lufthansa Cargo as she spoke to ACW. ACW: Lufthansa Cargo are leading the way in terms of airfreight sustainability with […]
AFKLMP Cargo welcomes Koppert Biological Systems to its SAF programme
Koppert Biological Systems and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) entered into a partnership today within the framework of the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel programme. Under the partnership, AFKLMP Cargo will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on selected international cargo flights carrying Koppert’s agricultural and horticultural products for biological pest control. SAF is a […]
DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo launch regular CO2-neutral freighter flights
Air freight can now be transported with zero carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions: DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo launched the first regular carbon neutral cargo flight connection in history this Thursday. With the take-off of a Boeing 777F at 9.14 a.m. local time today, the companies kicked off weekly flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai Pudong, where […]
AFKLM launch SAF corporate programme corporate
Air France-KLM is launching a new programme to enable companies to play an active role in the future of sustainable travel. Air France and KLM Corporate customers, after an estimate of the CO₂ emissions associated with their travel, will be able to determine an annual contribution they wish to devote to the Corporate SAF (Sustainable […]