European Airlines Push to Delay Green Fuel Mandate. EU Says No
Photo Credit: The chief executives of Europes biggest airlines spoke at an industry event. Pictured are Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director, A4E, Carsten Spohr, CEO, Lufthansa Group, Benjamin Smith, CEO, Air France-KLM, Luis Gallego, CEO, International Airlines Group (IAG) and Michael O’Leary, CEO, Ryanair. Airlines for Europe
Skift Take
Airline CEOs pushing for delays without significantly investing more in the production of greener jet fuels themselves seems like a missed opportunity.
The chief executives of four of Europe’s biggest airlines urged the EU to delay rules requiring the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) because of concerns over supply.
The EU requires all airlines operating in the region to use a proportion of SAF in its jet fuel mix. They must currently use SAF for 2% of the fuel mix but that will ramp up to at least 6% by 2030. The UK has a similar mandate that will rise to 10% in 2030.
The European Commission told Skift it rejects the calls for a delay: "We consider the current SAF targets to be realistic and feasible," a spokesperson said in a statement. “We have reaffirmed to stay the course of the European Green Deal and will therefore stick to these targets. The focus is now on their implementation, and we wi
