Regulations and Government
Business Aviation Customers Feel the RefuelEU Pinch
Out-of-scope operators are being erroneously charged
Business jets on the ground a Paris Le Bourget
According to Titan Aviation International CEO Daniel Koetzer, a flaw in the Refuel EU program has out-of-scope aircraft operators being charged for the 2% SAF fuel surcharge at European airports because fuel providers are not discriminating them from in-scope operators. © Mark Wagner/AIN

Even though the RefuelEU sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate took effect on January 1, there is still some confusion on the process, according to Titan Aviation Fuels International CEO Daniel Coetzer.

“We understand that the RefuelEU mandate is aiming to help the environment, which is important, but it is not a one-size-fits-all regulation,” he noted. “It’s just the way it was put together, I think everything was not thought out very well. As with any new project, there are always hiccups in it.”