Asia-Pacific airlines aim for 5% green fuel use by 2030
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The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has set a target for its members to adopt 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions, signaling demand on fuel producers. The 5% SAF utilization target is a collective target for AAPA's 14 member airlines, including newly joined Air India. In May, India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas proposed mandating 1% SAF usage by domestic carriers by 2025. Earlier, the Civil Aviation Ministry had also stated its plan to increase the mix of sustainable aviation fuel to 2% and 5% by 2026. India has seen some SAF demonstration flights, with SpiceJet using 25% biojet fuel in 2018. Tata Group airlines had signed an MoU with CSIR-IIP in September last year for collaboration on research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels. In May 2023, AirAsia India, now part of Air India Express, operated the country's first domestic commercial passenger flight with a SAF mix up to 1%.
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