GHG Emissions, Commercial, Sourcing Renewables  -  November 13, 2024

Air Canada Procures SAF

Air Canada announced the airline signed an agreement to purchase 20.5 million U.S. gallons of sustainable aviation fuel as it continues to pursue its climate plans.

"Air Canada is actively pursuing efforts to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions and SAF is a critical component of our multifaceted approach to reducing our impact on the environment and promoting environmental sustainability in our operations. This SAF purchase from Neste contributes significantly to our target of procuring SAF for one per cent of our estimated jet fuel use in 2025," said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer at Air Canada, in a statement. "While Air Canada and the Canadian aviation industry will continue to depend on imported SAF, SAF must also become available at scale in Canada to achieve our long-term aspirational goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is why we at Air Canada are asking federal and provincial governments to play a role and support the development of a competitive SAF industry and production market in Canada."

Neste, one of the world's leading producers of SAF, will deliver the neat SAF purchased in a blended form to the Vancouver marine terminal starting next month with further shipments throughout 2025. This purchase represents Air Canada's first commercial import of SAF into Canada.

Air Canada and other major Canadian companies have been engaged with governments in Canada to advance the availability of SAF and encourage support for the development of a cost-competitive, Canadian-made supply of SAF for commercial aviation. 

Air Canada continues to work toward its long-term aspirational goal of net zero GHG emissions from all its global operations by 2050 and its absolute midterm GHG net reduction targets by 2030 for both its air and ground operations compared to its 2019 baseline. 

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