(21 April 2022, 11:05 +07)
Cathay Pacific has launched a Corporate
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme, one of the first major
programmes of its kind in Asia.
The programme provides corporate
customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint from
business travel or airfreight by contributing to the use of SAF
uplifted from Hong Kong International Airport
(HKIA) on Cathay Pacific flights.
The airline is kick-starting the programme with
the following
eight corporates as launch customers: AIA, Airport
Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), DHL Global Forwarding, HSBC, Kintetsu
World Express (KWE), PwC China, Standard Chartered and Swire
Pacific.
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 at HKIA. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
“We continue to pioneer our industry’s move
towards more substantial use of SAF, especially in Asia. Last
year, we were among the first carriers in the world to announce a
target of 10% SAF for our total fuel use by 2030. We have made
significant progress since then and are pleased that uplifting SAF
from HKIA is now a reality with the strong support of the local
authorities and fuel suppliers,” said Augustus Tang, Chief Executive Officer.
“In addition to our launch corporate customers, we have received a
very enthusiastic response from other corporates and we welcome
other interested companies to sign-up to reduce their indirect
emissions from flight-related activities.”
SAF is considered one of the most important ways to decarbonise airline operations in the next few decades, before
alternatively powered aircraft can be widely deployed in
commercial operations.
Compared to conventional jet fuel, SAF can
reduce up to 100% carbon emissions on a lifecycle basis, depending
on the SAF technology used.
The SAF used for the launch of this programme is
made from used cooking oil and animal fat waste. It is made
available to Cathay Pacific by the Corporate SAF Programme fuel
suppliers PetroChina and Shell.
SAF used in this programme will go through the normal
aviation-fuelling infrastructure, which provides important
learning for developing ongoing regular SAF supply from HKIA in
the future.
Apart from its
increased usage of SAF, Cathay Pacific’s carbon reduction roadmap
includes fleet modernisation, operational efficiency improvements,
leveraging on emerging technology breakthroughs to decarbonise
aviation, and offering carbon offsets through its Fly Greener
programme.
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