The concept of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is now fully integrated into all aspects of the aviation industry, according to Steve Csonka, the executive director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI). Assessing the state of the SAF industry this morning during the organization’s virtual two-day SAF event, he explained that all Airlines for America (A4A) member airlines—including United, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska, and Hawaiian along with cargo carriers FedEx, UPS, and Atlas Air—now have offtake agreements for SAF. Further, most have full teams associated with the valuation of suppliers, “and unprecedently, investments.” He noted that some airlines have even joined forces to fund technology development in the space.
The business aviation community is also heavily engaged with producers and suppliers arranging to have SAF deliveries at nearly 30 airports in the U.S.
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