Climate conscious airlines sign new sustainable fuel deals

Climate conscious airlines sign new sustainable fuel deals

Cathay Pacific has launched a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme, the first major programme of its kind in Asia, which provides corporate customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint from business travel or airfreight by contributing to the use of SAF uplifted for the first time from Hong Kong International Airport on Cathay Pacific flights.

Cathay Pacific is kick-starting the programme with eight corporates as launch customers, including AIA, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), DHL Global Forwarding, HSBC, Kintetsu World Express (KWE), PwC China, Standard Chartered, and Swire Pacific. The deal is aimed to help facilitate the wider adoption of renewable energy by the air transport industry through the use of SAF.

Chief executive officer Augustus Tang said: “We continue to pioneer our industry’s move towards more substantial use of SAF, especially in Asia. Last year, we were among the first carriers in the world to announce a target of 10% SAF for our total fuel use by 2030. We have made significant progress since then and are pleased that uplifting SAF from HKIA is now a reality with the strong support of the local authorities and fuel suppliers.

“In addition to our launch corporate customers, we have received a very