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Airbus, Air Canada Plan SAF Co-Investment Platform

Companies aim to invest up to CA$13.7 million to push a Canadian SAF project toward final investment decision

Airbus SAF Agreement — Airbus chief sustainability officer Julie Kitcher and Valérie Durand—Air Canada’s v-p of airport affairs, corporate real estate, and sustainability—announced plans to establish a jointly funded Sustainability Co-Investment Platform. © Cristofer Slotoroff/AIN

By Cristofer Slotoroff • Writer

July 21, 2026

Airbus and Air Canada announced plans at the Farnborough International Airshow on Monday to establish a jointly funded Sustainability Co-Investment Platform. The still-unnamed initiative aims to invest up to C$13.7 million (US$10 million) to support commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Canada.

The platform’s central aim is to carry a jointly agreed Canadian SAF project to a final investment decision, with both partners continuing advocacy work alongside the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF), as well as federal and provincial governments. Speaking at the signing, Airbus chief sustainability officer Julie Kitcher said the funding would be split on a 50-50 basis, with Canada’s “exceptional positioning in terms of feedstock availability for the domestic market” providing opportunities for fuels made through the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) pathway, gasification, and Fischer-Tropsch production from Canada’s wood residues.

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